Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Lanes on Oak Island bridge closed for two days

Oak Island's Barbee bridge will close for at least eight months starting next week as crews work on a $7 million rehabilitation project. (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy Google Maps)
At the end of the week, NCDOT will be conducting an inspection on the bridge crossing the Intracoastal Waterway to get to Oak Island. (Port City Daily/File)

BRUNSWICK COUNTY — Travelers to the beach town of Oak Island may encounter delays when crossing the N.C. 133 over the Intracoastal Waterway.

Lane closures are expected to take place both Thursday and Friday, Oct. 19 to 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The North Carolina Department of Transportation will be doing routine inspections on the two-lane bridge. Traffic will reroute into a one-lane, two-way pattern with flaggers onsite.

NCDOT asks motorists to proceed with caution through the work zone. More updates can be located here.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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