NCDOT lowers speed limit at Malpass Corner Rd. and US 421 in Pender County

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — There’s a new speed limit at the intersection of Malpass Corner Rd. and US 421. 

The NC Department of Transportation lowered the speed limit on both roads ½ mile from the intersection to 45 mph. 

The change comes after years of crashes and concern among Pender County residents about the safety of the intersection.  

A spokesperson for the NCDOT said drivers on Malpass Corner were miscalculating the speed of drivers on US 421 and it caused a lot of wrecks. 

A traffic signal will also be coming to the intersection and should be in place next year.