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Traffic Shift Planned for Avery County Bridge Replacement

​ELK PARK – An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will shift traffic on an Avery County road this week to finish a bridge replacement project. 

Crews from Triangle Grading & Paving Inc. will shift traffic to a temporary culvert on Curtis Creek Road over Curtis Creek on Thursday morning.

Once traffic is shifted to the temporary detour, crews will remove the existing structure and build a new timber bridge in its place. Hurricane Helene damaged the original structure.

The contract calls for construction to finish this fall. ​

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7/21/2026 4:44 PM