Building stronger: How water and the weather help design NC bridges, roads at the coast
With Helene and other storms bringing ever more powerful and dangerous impacts to NC, officials are looking at building more ...
Port City Daily22h
135-ft. CFMB now at $1.1B, council favors different resolution over 100-ft. preference
WILMINGTON – Cape Fear Memorial Bridge costs, height, potential tolls, and overall impact on businesses and homes continued ...
WHQR22h
Wilmington City Council votes to encourage reducing impact of Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement
The resolution changes little about the city's previous stance, but omits support of any specific bright heights — a decision ...
NCDOT: Cape Fear Memorial Bridge federal funding paused, estimated cost climbs to $1.1 billion
As the cost soars and the funds temporarily paused, the shake-up continues in the process to replace the Cape Fear Memorial ...
Cape Fear Memorial Bridge funding paused as city council discusses project’s future
Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo tells WECT the federal funding awarded for the bridge project has been paused due to President ...
Port City Daily1d
NCDOT says $242 CFMB grant ‘paused’ as Wilmington council set to vote on 100-foot resolution
A federal grant that is set to cover half of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge’s 135-foot replacement is now on pause, an NCDOT ...
WWAYTV32d
There’s a slight dilemma on which Cape Fear Memorial Bridge option to choose
Councilmember Salette Andrews planned to introduce a resolution at the city council meeting on Tuesday to support the 100-foot fixed-span bridge option.
NCDOT and the City of Wilmington discuss the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The City of Wilmington and NCDOT meet on Monday to discuss the options for the Cape Fear Memorial ...
WWAYTV37d
Decision on height of Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement expected soon
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project is moving closer to a final design. A decision is expected sometime this spring on the final height for the replacement bridge ...
Public Radio East9d
Despite federal funding pause, work begins on Alligator River bridge
NCDOT was awarded $110 million for the Alligator River bridge in late 2021, but it’s one of two dozen grants the department received that the U.S. Department of Transportation has put on hold as part ...
WECT9d
Cape Fear Memorial Bridge project not impacted by potential federal funding freeze
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County leaders have revealed the next steps in the project to replace the Cape Fear ...
Yahoo13d
NCDOT proceeds with big bridge project despite Trump administration suspending support
The new bridge will also have two travel lanes but will be wider ... Among the other federal grants to NCDOT now on hold: ...