WILMINGTON — Some downtown traffic patterns will temporarily change this weekend to help ease congestion during preservation work on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.
At the City of Wilmington’s request, the North Carolina Department of Transportation will place barricades on Third Street median crossovers at the intersections with Queen, Church, Nun and Orange streets. The barricades will go up Jan. 27 at 8 a.m.
These barricades will prohibit left turns for drivers on Third Street, and will redirect the side-street traffic into turning right onto Third Street. Drivers needing to make a left turn at one of these streets will need to go to the next traffic signal on Third Street.
This traffic change is anticipated to help minimize the congestion on Third Street. The intersections will remain in this pattern until the preservation project is complete.
To learn more about the preservation project, visit ncdot.gov/CFMBrehab.
For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
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