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TRAFFIC ALERT: Expect lane closures on Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012, 11:38am

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Drivers crossing the Cape Fear
Memorial Bridge can expect daily lane closures throughout the week.

According to the Department of Transportation, one lane in
each direction on the bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Friday.

DOT officials say the closures are needed to allow crews to
perform necessary electrical and mechanical repairs.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Bridge closures to cause traffic headaches

Submitted by WECT Web Staff
Thursday, October 11th, 2012, 6:20pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge will close again this week for scheduled maintenance.

According to the Department of Transportation, the bridge will close Thursday, October 11 at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. One lane in each direction will close Friday, October 12 at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. to prepare for weekend closures

The entire bridge will close again Friday, October 12 at 8 p.m. and will re-open Monday, October 15 at 5 a.m.

The bridge was also closed Wednesday, October 10 and Thursday, October 11 from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m.

The bridge will be closed to all traffic during these times. Detours will be in place to direct traffic.

Motorists can use the following signed detour route:

Dawson Street to Oleander Drive to South College Road to MLK Parkway to U.S. 17.

The department also suggests the following alternate routes:

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Accident slows traffic on Hwy 74/76 to one lane

Submitted by Debra Worley, Digital Content Director
Monday, October 8th, 2012, 8:29am
An SUV hit a guard rail on the bridge around 7:30 a.m. causing traffic to slow to one lane on Hwy 74/76 going into Wilmington.

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Traffic was backed up in Brunswick County Monday morning after a traffic accident on the bridge that goes over the Brunswick River in Leland.

An SUV hit a guard rail on the bridge around 7:30 a.m. causing traffic to slow to one lane on Hwy 74/76 going into Wilmington.

Fire officials and EMS are on the scene trying to clear the accident, but drivers should expect delays.

Traffic was backed up to the Mt. Misery Road exit in Leland for about five miles by 8:30 Monday morning.

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My Turn: The issues of traveling between New Hanover and Brunswick

Submitted by Gary McNair, Vice President, General Manager
Friday, October 5th, 2012, 12:39pm

It's theme week for the My Turn segments this week.  The theme is traveling between New Hanover and Brunswick counties.   Our other segment featured Dale Janney delivering a Guest My Turn about the grid-lock created by the planned closure of the Memorial Bridge last weekend.

We can't deny the fact that we are becoming a metro area encompassing both sides of the Cape Fear River, and travel between the two counties is critical.  It is plain to see there are problems here - and they are getting worse.

Currently, there are only two ways to travel by car directly between the two counties.  You must travel on the U.S. 74/76 causeway or take the Fort Fisher Ferry.  If that causeway gets shut down, it won't matter how many downtown bridges we have.  We will be in a world of hurt.

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How Brunswick Co. stacks up in tourism

Submitted by Will Tapper, Reporter
Thursday, August 16th, 2012, 7:25pm
How Brunswick Co. stacks up in tourism

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Brunswick County ranks in as one of the top counties in the state for tourism expenditures according to a new study.

"The Economic Impact of Travel on North Carolina Counties” study was released this month showing tourism spending in all of North Carolina’s counties from last year.  This study was prepared for the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development by the US Travel Association.

According to the study, people spent about $425 million on travel in the county. The county ranks as number 10 of 100 counties in the state. Neighboring New Hanover County ranks as number 9.

Here’s a look at how some counties in our area stack up.

9. New Hanover Co. - $425 million

10. Brunswick Co. - $418 million

45. Pender Co. -  $76 million

56. Columbus Co. - $46 million

 66. Bladen Co. - $34 million

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Lane closures scheduled to begin Monday

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer
Sunday, August 5th, 2012, 9:00am
Lane closures scheduled to begin Monday

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Intermittent lane closures will take place Monday through Wednesday on the bridge on US 17/421 across from US 17/74/76 for necessary guardrail repairs, according to a press release from the NC Department of Transportation.

The lane closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, visit http://www.ncdot.org.

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Cape Fear Memorial Bridge may be replaced

Submitted by Ann McAdams, Investigative Reporter
Thursday, July 26th, 2012, 3:54pm

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - WECT has learned the North Carolina Turnpike Authority is considering building an 8 lane high-rise bridge right next to the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. If it happens, it would be built instead of the Cape Fear Skyway further down the river, and would ultimately replace the antiquated Cape Fear Memorial.

The estimated cost for the bridge is $475 million. It's an exorbitantly expensive proposition, but half the cost of the proposed billion dollar Cape Fear Skyway project further down the river.

"What we are trying to do is develop the best transportation alternative that will facilitate the movement of people and goods between New Hanover and Brunswick Counties," explained Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization Director Mike Kozlosky of their efforts to choose a path for a new river crossing.

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