NCDOT to dedicate Columbus County bridge to Waccamaw Siouan Tribe

LAKE WACCAMAW, NC (WWAY) —  The N.C. Department of Transportation will be dedicating the newly constructed Old Lake Road overpass near Lake Waccamaw to the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe on Saturday.

Last year, the N.C. General Assembly passed an NCDMV session bill that also directed the NCDOT to dedicate this bridge to the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe.

The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 17th, at 2:00 p.m.

The bridge, which opened to traffic late last year, replaced a reduced conflict intersection with U.S. 74/76. It was part of a larger, $44 million construction project to construct an interchange at nearby Chauncey Town Road at the same highway outside the town of Lake Waccamaw.