U.S. 17 Hampstead Bypass

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The N.C. Department of Transportation is making improvements to the U.S. 17 corridor in Pender and New Hanover counties in an effort to improve traffic and safety. ​​Work involves building a bypass around the town of Hampstead in Pender County.

The Hampstead Bypass is being built in two segments:

• One segment (R-3300A) extends from N.C. 140 (formerly known as the U.S. 17 Wilmington Bypass) to N.C. 210. This segment is funded for construction in the current State Transportation Improvement Program.
  
• Another segment (R-3300B) would extend from N.C. 210 to north of Hampstead. This segment is funded for construction in the current State Transportation Improvement Program​.
  

U.S. 17 Corridor Improvements (U-5732) and the Dan Owen Connector (U-5732A​)

The improvements to the U.S. 17 corridor included a separate project from south of Washington Acres Road through Hampstead to Vista Lane. In the summer of 2018, a new alignment connection – now known as the Safe Passage Way – was constructed between Dan Owen Drive and Factory Road.

Project Funding

This project is listed as Project R-3300 and broken into Segments A and B in the N.C. Department of Transportation's State Transportation Improvement Program. It has a total estimated project cost of $429 million.

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​* Estimated costs are subject to change.​