NEW BERN – Contractors with N. C. Department of Transportation will be completing the collection of storm debris created by Hurricane Florence in Carteret, Craven, Jones and Pamlico counties next month.
Residents should have material set out along the shoulder of the roadway by Monday, Jan. 7, as the department’s contractor will be completing its final pass for residential debris. That will be the final time for the debris removal in those four counties.
Tree limbs and other vegetative debris should be separated from construction and demolition-related material left over from the September hurricane.
Here are some other reminders:
- Do not place debris on the pavement or in the bottom of the ditch.
- The contractor will not cross onto private property to collect debris.
- When placing debris along the roadside, please note the location of power lines or overhanging trees that would prevent the contractor from reaching the debris; boom trucks, which use a hydraulic crane, cannot operate under power lines or under low-hanging trees,