The contract terms call for the new bridge to open to traffic in fall 2029, with demolition of the current one to begin in early 2030, officials said.
Tyrrell County
Firm completes test project for Alligator River bridge
Eleven concrete test piles were driven into the riverbed at various depths to help bridge designers learn about soil conditions.
Biologists, advocates push for more wildlife crossing funds
Proponents of the federal Red Wolf Recovery Program say more protected highway wildlife crossings in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge would benefit all species.
Tyrrell County, Hammocks Beach projects town halls set
The public meetings scheduled for June 11 in Columbia and June 12 in Swansboro will focus on the archaeological discoveries uncovered at Scuppernong River Dedicated Nature Reserve, Alligator River Game Lands, both in Tyrrell County, and Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro.
Firm to start driving test piles for new Alligator River bridge
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says the New York-based contractor’s work will help determine best methods to build the replacement bridge .
Surveys to guide moves to save cultural sites on state lands
Rising sea levels are increasing erosion along the North Carolina coast, threatening to destroy forever important cultural artifacts on state lands, but archaeologists are working on a plan to protect the sites.