Highway projects to get underway in NC

Thirty-one new highway projects are about to get underway around the state; eleven of them funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The only one in our area is in New Hanover County, and is funded by the state DOT. Nearly 15 miles of roads will be resurfaced on 117 from south of I-140 to 1-40, and on Carolina Beach Road from Snows Cut Bridge to Carolina Sands Drive.

Work is scheduled to start in September.