Residents and visitors to Wrightsville Beach can expect next week lane closures of the drawbridge connecting the New Hanover County island.
Starting Monday, North Carolina Department of Transportation crews plan to conduct routine maintenance on the four-lane bridge that spans Banks Channel.
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Lanes are scheduled to be closed between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, April 11.
Crews will close the outside lane of the bridge leading to the island. Drivers are advised to slow down and be on alert for workers and equipment on the bridge.
Crews will be fixing concrete spalling, or normal wear that “causes tiny pieces of concrete to flake off,” and touching up work to the side of and underneath the bridge, according to a NCDOT release.
The lane closure is expected to last for a couple of days, depending on the maintenance needed along that side of the bridge. Crews will then switch to the opposite outside lane that leads from the island to the mainland.
Earlier this year, DOT announced preliminary plans to replace the drawbridge on Causeway Drive as well as bridges on West Salisbury Street that cross Less Cut and Banks Channel. The project includes removing the existing bridges and replacing them in roughly the same location.
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Each bridge will include 10 to 12 feet wide multiuse paths and 6 feet wide bike lanes.
Details are available at NCDOT’s project webpage.
