Outer banks. Crews are starting work on the brand new bonner bridge. Governor pat mccrory was at the groundbreaking ceremony this morning. And so was 10 on your sides erin kelly. Erin, this is a start to a project several years in the making. The existing bridge is more than 50 years old some say standing on borrowed time. There was a big turnout. Gov. Mccrory told the crowd they said it wouldnt happen. Its happening today. The new bridge is designed to have a 100year lifespan, expected to open in fall 2018. Instead of 1 navigational span, the 3. 5mile project will have 7 spans. Governor mccrory calls it a lifeline for hatteras island. Governor pat mccrory North Carolina r Public Safety is the number one urgency to make this of celebration of something that took 20 years 2 long. But im very proud of my team that made this happen. In 2011, ncdot hired a contractor to design the new bridge. Lawsuits from environmental groups stalled the project until a settlement was reached last year. I
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