Friday, October 9, 2026

NCDOT closes roads for railroad crossing replacements

BRUNSWICK COUNTY — A section of Buckeye Road at Rachel Wynd in Leland, N.C., will close Mar. 1-2, as the N.C. Department of Transportation replaces the railroad crossing.

A detour will send travelers to Old Lanvale and Lanvale roads, U.S. 17, Carol Lynn Drive and Rachel Wynd.

Thereafter, from Mar. 24 through Apr. 21, a section of East Boiling Springs Road at the railroad crossing, near Fifty Lakes Drive, also will close to traffic.

Detours will be directed to Funston Road and N.C. 87.

Commutes may take longer than normal.

Updated travel information can be found at DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.


For more information, email [email protected].

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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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