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More than two dozen miles of roadway in Carteret and Onslow counties will be upgraded

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.
(Photo: North Carolina Department of Transportation)
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.

More than two dozen miles of roadway in Carteret and Onslow counties will be upgraded through two recently awarded contracts by the N.C. DOT.

Crews will mill, resurface and reconstruct shoulders more than 18 miles of N.C. 24 in Carteret County. The $9 million contract allows crews to start work in spring 2025.

In another contract, for nearly $5 million, crews will do the same work within one section of N.C. hwy 24 and three sections of secondary roads in Onslow County. That work begins near Thanksgiving.

While crews work, drivers can expect lane closures.

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.