RALEIGH -
The
N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., a $22 million contract to
construct a new route to link N.C. 87/N.C. 133 and N.C. 211 to ease congestion
near Southport in Brunswick County.
The Long Beach Road Extension project
will be a two-lane road linking N.C. 87/N.C. 133 and N.C. 211. At one end of
the project, near the intersection of N.C. 211 and N.C. 133/Long Beach Road, a
bridge will replace the culvert at Jump and Run Creek. A second bridge will be
constructed in a new section of roadway.
"This new link will improve mobility
through the area, which will help tourists as well as business travelers," said
Karen Fussell, P.E., NCDOT Division 3 engineer.
Construction of the 3.4-mile road can
begin as early as April 29, and is scheduled for completion of all but
landscaping by Nov. 15, 2015. Final completion is expected in May 2016.Some detours will be needed while the
culvert is replaced with a bridge, so Long Beach Road/N.C. 133 will be open
throughout construction.
This is one of 27 contracts totaling $106.9 million awarded by
NCDOT in March for highway and bridge projects across North Carolina. NCDOT
awarded the contracts to the lowest bidders, as required by state law. The bids
received on the projects awarded came in about 5.3 percent, or $5.9 million,
below NCDOT estimates.
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