The Sarah Owens Welcome Center/Rest Area on U.S. 64 on Roanoke Island will be temporarily closed for a renovation project beginning Dec. 31.
Renovations will include an upgrade and installation of electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems, and general construction and landscaping in and around the building, according to a N.C. Department of Transportation release.
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A.R. Chesson Company of Elizabeth City was awarded a $1.4 million contract for the project, which is expected to be complete by mid-May.
Alternate state-owned welcome centers and rest stops in the region include the Aycock Brown Welcome Center on U.S. 158 in Kitty Hawk, and the Tyrrell County Welcome Center on U.S. 64 in Columbia.
