The Monday-morning commute into the Port City from Brunswick County may have taken longer than normal for many drivers.
A wreck on the Brunswick River Bridge eastbound on U.S. 17 backed up traffic about five miles into Brunswick County for most of Monday morning’s commute.
Brunswick County Emergency Services Director Anthony Marzano said a single-vehicle wreck on the Brunswick River Bridge at 7:30 a.m. caused traffic to back up as far as Lanvale Road on U.S. 17.
“From our perspective everything went as if it should, but there was a little delay on the wrecker,” said Marzano.
Marzano said when officers called in for a wrecker to clear the wreck, the wreckers they normally use were unavailable. Emergency teams had to call in a wrecker from Wilmington, which caused further delays.
“All traffic goes through that causeway, and when it was down to one lane, it caused problems,” said Marzano. “Just one lane being closed for five to 10 ten minutes can cause major traffic.”
The last of the Leland Police units in the area of Walmart cleared around 9:02 a.m.
“You can’t always predict what the traffic conditions are going to be,” Marzano said, adding people should be patient to avoid causing secondary wrecks.
