Nags Head - As work on the Bonner Bridge
replacement project moves into its next phase, N.C. Highway 12 at the bridge
will be closed intermittently during overnight hours between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
on April 2-3, 4-5 and 10-11. The closures are required for the positioning of
girders and cranes for the project.
The process for the closures will be as follows:
- One lane of N.C. 12 will be closed at the south end of the project
by 10 p.m. on April 2, 4 and 10.
- Once bridge crews are ready, the road and bridge will be closed to
both directions of traffic for no longer than two hours. At that time, a flagger
will direct traffic through the one-lane pattern until traffic is cleared in
both directions.
- Once traffic is clear, the road and bridge will be closed again.
The process may repeat throughout the night until 5 a.m., when traffic on the
bridge will resume in both directions.
- The road closure will be on the portion of N.C. 12 just south of
the bridge, which will allow emergency vehicles to get around the closure if
needed.
This work is dependent on weather and equipment.
NCDOT will notify the public if the closures need to be
rescheduled.
NCDOT began the Bonner Bridge replacement project in March of 2016
and construction is well over halfway complete. The new bridge is expected to
open to traffic in late 2018.