Contract Awarded to Preserve Wrightsville Beach Bridge

​WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH – The life of the South Banks Channel Bridge will be extended thanks to a preservation project contract that was recently awarded.

The bridge on Causeway Drive over the Banks Channel was built in 1972. Work to preserve it can begin as early as mid-September and is expected to be complete in the fall of 2022.

Coastal Gunite Construction Company in Maryland was awarded the $3.7 million contract.

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