UPDATE - The portion of N.C. 133 (River Road) in Brunswick County described below is now scheduled to close to traffic beginning on Saturday afternoon.
Signs, including "road closed" and "detour", are in place. Drivers should be mindful of the detour and be cautious near the work zone.
The road is scheduled to reopen next September. There had been a delay to start this project. Below is the original release announcing this project:
FUNSTON - To improve water flow, a portion of River Road (N.C. 133) will close for several months, requiring a detour.
The road near Funston Road will close to traffic Dec. 2 and reopen in late summer 2025. During the closure, N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will replace a drainage pipe with a larger aluminum pipe, as well as multiple other pipes with a 388-foot bridge and culvert.
Drivers should follow the signed detour to N.C. 87 and U.S. 17 to access either side of River Road.