Transportation officials plan to reopen a portion of River Road, part of N.C. Highway 133, in Brunswick County to traffic after being closed for several months for improvements.
The road near Funston Road set to open Friday has been closed since mid-December but the project is on schedule, North Carolina Department of Transportation officials announced Wednesday.
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While the segment of highway was closed, NCDOT contract crews replaced a drainage pipe with a larger aluminum one. Multiple other pipes were also replaced with a bridge and culvert nearly 400 feet long to make the road and surrounding area more resilient during storms.
For the safety of motorists and crews, people should not drive around barriers while the road remains closed.
Drivers are encouraged to be alert and cautious as NCDOT crews remove the barriers and reopen the road on Friday.
