Monday, October 14, 2024

Bridge work will see Cape Fear Memorial closed alternating weekends through March

The closures will being this Friday and reopen on Monday

The NCDOT will close the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge for repairs starting Friday (Port City Daily photo/CORY MANNION)
The NCDOT will close the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge for repairs starting Friday (Port City Daily photo/CORY MANNION)

WILMINGTON — Drivers who use the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge should be aware of closures that will take place every two weeks for the next few months.

According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, “Each closure will begin on a Friday at 9 p.m. and reopen the following Monday at 5 a.m. They will begin Jan. 11., with the bridge reopening to traffic on Jan. 14. The weekend closures, which started last fall, will continue every two weeks: Jan. 25- 28, Feb. 8-11, Feb. 22-25, March 8-11, and March 22-25. The schedule is weather conditional.”

During the closure, the NCDOT will be working on extending the life of the bridge and reducing the needs for future maintenance.

For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on Twitter.


 

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