Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will close two local bridges this week for inspection and repair work.
Transportation officials will close the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington to conduct electrical and mechanical repairs. The bridge will be closed from 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, until 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27.
Motorists are asked to take alternate routes, and a signed detour will direct motorists to these routes.
In Pender County, NCDOT officials will close a portion of N.C. 50 for routine bridge inspection.
One lane of the Surf City swing bridge that connects Topsail Island to the mainland will be closed 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25.
A second lane will remain open to motorists, and traffic flaggers will be on hand to direct drivers across the bridge.
For real-time travel information any time, call 511 or visit www.ncdot.gov/travel.
Another option is NCDOT Mobile, a smartphone-friendly version of the NCDOT website. To access it, type “m.ncdot.gov” into your browser and bookmark it for future reference.
