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Update from NCDOT: The project on NC 133 in Brunswick County will not begin this week. Signs including "road closed" and "detour" were not in place as scheduled by a contractor, so for safety reasons, the N.C. Department of Transportation could not close the road. The project is still planned to begin this month, and the department will provide another update when a new date has been selected for the implementation of the road closure and detour.
Below is the previous NCDOT release:
FUNSTON - To improve water flow, a portion of River Road (N.C. 133) will close for several months, requiring a detour.
The road new Funston Rd. will close to traffic the afternoon of Dec. 4 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.
NCDOT encourages drivers to plan their route as it will take longer than normal and use caution near the construction sites.