POLLOCKSVILLE – A Jones County road will be closed in mid-April for construction as the N.C. Department of Transportation works toward completing a larger project, tying it into the existing U.S. 17 New Bern Bypass.
Ten Mile Fork Road will be closed from 7 a.m., April 12, through 6 p.m., April 16. During that time, NCDOT will set girders over the Pollocksville road. These two bridges are the last of a total of 26 structures to have girders installed.
While the closure is taking place, traffic will be detoured onto Scott Road, Oak Grove Road, Killis Murphy Road/ Loop Road and U.S. 17.
This work is part of a much larger project which will be more than 16 miles long between south of Belgrade and the existing U.S. 17 New Bern Bypass. Construction for this project started in October 2015, with a contract costing $143.4 million. NCDOT expects drivers on the new road by this November.