Road Construction/Projects in Coastal NC (Wilmington, Goldsboro: install, island, roach)
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A N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will install new drainage pipes underneath U.S. 301 at Ricks Road in Selma, necessitating a reduction to one lane in each direction from Friday morning until Saturday afternoon.
The drainage work is needed as part of the department’s ongoing widening of Ricks Road in Johnston County. The drainage installation can’t be done in wet weather, so the schedule is subject to change.
The lane reductions will remain in place until the pipes are installed and the road is repaved and restriped. Drivers are urged to slow down and be alert in the work zone.
An NCDOT contractor is adding a middle turn lane to Ricks Road, concrete curb and gutter and storm drains between U.S. 301 and U.S. 70.
The improvements to Ricks Road are scheduled to be completed by this fall.
SURF CITY – The N.C. Department of Transportation will inspect the new Surf City Bridge next week.
During the inspection, which will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 1 through April 3, NCDOT will intermittently close a lane, while keeping one lane open for traffic at all times.
Drivers are urged to use caution and slow down as they approach the lane closure.
The Surf City Bridge opened ahead of schedule late last year. All new bridges must be inspected after they’re complete. This inspection will set a guide for future inspections.
The new 65-foot-high Surf City Bridge represents an improvement over the old swing bridge it replaces, as the swing bridge forced motorists to wait numerous times each day so the bridge could be opened to allow boats to pass. Traffic now can move continuously over the bridge as boats pass underneath.
"Widening of N.C. 211 from two to four lanes has been delayed again, this time by four months, reported Chad Kimes, DOT engineer.
Including two overpasses and partial interchanges, the work is expected to cost $122-million and considerably eliminate congestion for decades to come.
The majority of the new road will have two 12-foot-wide travel lanes separated by a 30-foot grassy median. Parts of the road will be raised by as much as five feet to keep it out of the 100-year floodplain.
Work will begin at Midway Road (N.C. 906) and end at N.C. 87 in Southport. There will be curbs, gutters and sidewalks from about Walmart to N.C. 87.
DOT expected to let the contract in April but will now hold off until August. “There’s just a ton of utilities that have to be moved,” Kimes said. DOT is also making some budget adjustments that affect the timing, he said.
Many contractors are receiving extensions on paving because of extended wet weather. By seeking bids in August, DOT hopes to receive lower and more competitive bids, Kimes said.
Work on the interchanges won’t start until the fall of 2020. The entire project is expected to take about four years."
LA GRANGE – Transportation crews plan to close a Lenoir County road for two weeks to repair a drainage pipe beneath the road.
Daly’s Chapel Road, south of La Grange, will close from 8 a.m. April 5 until 5 p.m. April 12. The section closed is near Silver Leaf Drive. This work was originally scheuled for March 25 through April 12, but was delayed due to weather.
The N.C. Department of Transportation will be replacing the existing drainage pipe with a new one. To allow crews to work safely and quickly, traffic will be detoured onto Jerusalem Church Road in Lenoir County, and Daly’s Chapel Road, Spring Street and Jerusalem Road in Wayne County.
Drivers should anticipate needing extra time for their commutes and use caution when approaching the work zone.
A stretch of Interstate 140 East in Brunswick County is back open to traffic after the N.C. Department of Transportation made bridge repairs and performed an inspection of the structure.
On Saturday night, an NCDOT employee noticed an unusual bump on the eastbound I-140 bridge at the Cedar Hill Road exit. It was closed immediately for the safety of motorists, resulting in the multi-day shutdown of a section of the interstate.
An inspection on Sunday revealed a shift in metal plates between two of four girders.
NCDOT and contractors spent most of Monday bringing in necessary equipment to fix the issue.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, contractors lifted the span and reinstalled plates on the bridge. After it was lowered back into place, crews inspected the bridge again and determined structural elements, including the cap, columns and foundation, were sound. Traffic was then allowed back on the highway.
POLLOCKSVILLE – A Jones County road will be closed in mid-April for construction as the N.C. Department of Transportation works toward completing a larger project, tying it into the existing U.S. 17 New Bern Bypass.
Ten Mile Fork Road will be closed from 7 a.m., April 12, through 6 p.m., April 16. During that time, NCDOT will set girders over the Pollocksville road. These two bridges are the last of a total of 26 structures to have girders installed.
While the closure is taking place, traffic will be detoured onto Scott Road, Oak Grove Road, Killis Murphy Road/ Loop Road and U.S. 17.
This work is part of a much larger project which will be more than 16 miles long between south of Belgrade and the existing U.S. 17 New Bern Bypass. Construction for this project started in October 2015, with a contract costing $143.4 million. NCDOT expects drivers on the new road by this November.
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NC 211 Widening Between NC 906 & NC 87 in Brunswick Cty
