State transportation officials are accepting public comment until Oct. 25 and have scheduled two informal meetings about proposed projects to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge and widen South Front Street.
Plans are underway for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to replace the existing four-lane, steel vertical-lift bridge. Built in 1969, the 0.66-mile structure crosses the Cape Fear River where Brunswick and New Hanover counties meet.
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The meetings are set for 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cape Fear Community College Union Station Daniel’s Hall Room on Front Street in Wilmington and at 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the North Brunswick High School gymnasium in Leland.
Staff will be available for discussion and to answer questions. There will not be a formal presentation.
“The bridge replacement would help improve traffic congestion and mobility on a corridor that connects local communities and carries trucks transporting freight to and from the Port of Wilmington,” the project overview states.
The existing bridge is safe, but is reaching the end of its life cycle and must be monitored, inspected and maintained on a more frequent basis.
Submit comments regarding the bridge project by calling 984-205-6615 and using project code 10626 or emailing CapeFearMemorialBridge@publicinput.com.
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For comments regarding the Front Street project, call 984-205-6615 and entering project code 10422 or email FrontStreetImprovements@publicinput.com.
For auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for either meeting, contact Diane Wilson, Environmental Analysis Unit, at 919-707-6073 or pdwilson1@ncdot.gov as early as possible so arrangements can be made.
Those who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon prior request by calling 1-800-481-6494.
