GREENVILLE— Residents of Carteret County
will benefit from a major milestone on Saturday, Jan. 27 when traffic will move
into a new traffic pattern for the Gallants
Channel Bridge project. The shift will occur this weekend in two phases. On
Saturday, traffic will be shifted on the east end of the project up to N.C. 101.
By Sunday, traffic will be shifted on the west end from Radio Island to N.C. 101
across the new bridge.
“This is a major milestone and a true benefit for the residents and
visitors to all of Carteret County,” said NCDOT Division Engineer Preston
Hunter. “The old drawbridge is being replaced on a new alignment with a 65-foot
high fixed-span bridge, which will not have to open at all.”
The $66.4 million construction project has been under way since
2014. It also involves widening U.S. 70 to four lanes with a median on a new
location, and building a bridge on Turner Street. Additional traffic shifts for
the project will take place in the coming months.
“The Turner Street component of this project is slated to open by
the first of April,” said Hunter. “Once it does, residents and business owners
will benefit by significantly lower travel times.”
For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on Twitter.
Contact: Brian Rick
919-707-2685
Brick@ncdot.gov