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Lenoir County stretch of U.S. 258 closed next week for drainage project.

Drivers using an 8-mile section of N.C. 43 north of New Bern will encounter daytime lane closures and delays through November while crews resurface the highway.
(File photo: North Carolina Department of Transportation)
A stretch of U.S. 258 in Lenoir County will be closed next week for a drainage project.

A stretch of U.S. 258 in Lenoir County will be closed next week for a drainage project.

Maintenance workers for the state Transportation Department will replace a pipe with a larger one - about 4 miles south of Tyree Road.

The closure is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday and end at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The detour will include Clarence Potter and John Green Smith roads.

Kelly Batchelor hails from the small crossroads community of Cabin in Duplin County in Eastern North Carolina. Since 1989 Kelly has been actively employed in radio.