DOT suspends most roadwork during Memorial Day weekend

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation will suspend most road projects across the state during the upcoming holiday weekend, but one in Wilmington and one Brunswick County are on the short list of projects that will continue.

The DOT says it will suspend most projects on major routes across the state to help make trips a little smoother. By avoiding traffic delays, motorists can reach their destinations safely and efficiently, while cutting down on fuel consumption and costs.

NCDOT will put on hold most construction projects along interstate, NC and US routes from 4 p.m. Friday until 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, with these exceptions:

• Two bridges in Brunswick County on N.C. 211 over the Honey Island Swamp will have intermittent lane closures in order for crews to realign the roadway and replace both bridges and approaches;
• Third Street in New Hanover County is closed for a bridge replacement with a signed detour;
• US 158 (Elizabeth Street) in Elizabeth City is reduced to one lane in each direction from Road Street to the Pasquotank River Bridge for resurfacing and construction of a new bridge;
• US 264 in Dare County will be reduced to one of two lanes controlled by temporary traffic signals in three locations for the replacement of three bridges. Lane closures are located between Stumpy Point and the Hyde County line;
• I-85 southbound between the Virginia state line and the US 1 interchange will have lane closures in place day and night as crews work to strengthen the shoulders and patch concrete; and
•  I-73 in Guilford County is reduced to two lanes in each direction between Wendover Avenue and I-85.

For real-time travel information at any time, visit the Travel section of the NCDOT website, call 511 or follow NCDOT on Twitter. Another option is NCDOT Mobile, a phone-friendly version of the NCDOT website.