State transportation officials announced Thursday that all roads damaged by a storm in southeastern North Carolina last year are open to drivers.
North Carolina Department of Transportation and local officials gathered this week to celebrate the reopening of the bridge over Prices Creek on East Moore Street in Southport.
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The bridge officially opened to drivers Thursday afternoon.
NCDOT officials said this project was the last of 44 damaged sites in the southern coastal region to reopen after an unnamed storm with tropical cyclone characteristics brought historic rainfall and flooding on Sept. 16, 2024.
Major southeastern North Carolina routes, including N.C. Highway 211 and U.S. Highway 17, were damaged during the storm. State crews worked to restore critical routes to the area in the immediate aftermath of the storm, officials said.
