A portion of Brunswick County’s N.C. Highway 211 is set to be reopened to vehicle traffic Thursday, ahead of schedule, officials said, after the bridge was damaged by a storm in September.
The N.C. 211 bridge over the canal just north of Southport was to reopen to traffic at mid-morning.
The section of highway was closed Sept. 16 after heavy rainfall caused extensive damage to the bridge. That prompted the North Carolina Department of Transportation and its contractor to detour traffic onto the new bridge over the canal.
When the highway reopens, drivers will use the new alignment and bridge and then back onto the main roadway. Barricades, signs and pavement markings will guide drivers through this new traffic pattern.
Drivers should note the N.C. 211 bridge at Dutchman Creek, which was also damaged beyond repair by the same storm, remains closed. Traffic will be directed to take Dosher Cutoff SE to N.C. 87.
Officials said crews were “also diligently working at this location and are hopeful to have it reopened by the end of the month.”
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Both sections of roadway affected by the storm are part of the project to widen N.C. 211.
