NCDOT Plans Overnight Closures on Bonner Bridge This Week
Closures on Bonner Bridge planned for Monday night. Construction for the new bridge that will take the place of the Bonner Bridge is making a lot of progress. The work on the south end and the north end are progressing well. The highest portion of the bridge is also under construction. The new bridge will be much taller than the current bridge!
In order to continue the NCDOT has made public a statement concerning overnight closures on the Bonner Bridge that will take place this week, July 24-25, 2017. As promised the NCDOT is letting the public know in advance of any nighttime closures. Here is their statement regarding the overnight closure planned for Monday night and into early Tuesday.
NCDOT Plans Overnight Closures on Bonner Bridge July 24-25
NAGS HEAD – As work on the Bonner Bridge replacement project moves into its next phase, the bridge will be closed several times during the overnight hours between 11 p.m. July 24 and 5 a.m. July 25. The closures are required for the repositioning of cranes and other building materials used for the project.
The process for the closures will be as follows:
At 8 p.m. July 24, one lane of N.C. 12 will be closed at the south end of Bonner Bridge. Flaggers will allow traffic to flow in a one-lane pattern until the closures are required.
After 11 p.m., the bridge will be closed to both directions of traffic for up to 30 minutes. After a road closure, traffic will be cleared in both directions through the one-lane pattern.
After traffic in both directions is clear, the bridge will close again for another 30 minutes. This process may repeat throughout the night until 5 a.m. July 25.
By 5 a.m. July 25, traffic on the bridge will resume in both directions.
Please keep in mind that all these activities are weather and equipment dependent. NCDOT will notify the public if the closures need to be rescheduled.NCDOT began the Bonner Bridge replacement project in March of 2016 and the new bridge is more than halfway through construction. The new bridge is expected to open to traffic in late 2018.
(NCDOT)
Here is the latest youtube video from the Dare County with information about the construction and the latest construction project update from June 16, 2017.
