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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has dropped the Trent River Bridge down to one lane on the westbound side, where Highway 17 and Highway 70 come together, to make repairs after a truck crashed through the concrete guardrail last week. ....
Troopers with the North Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating an accident on the Trent River Bridge where a truck driver crashed and fell over the concrete barrier. ....
If you’ve gone down US 70 through James City recently looking for signs of the US 70 project, you have not been able to see many. There are a few: the McDonalds and service station ensemble is empty. Brices Creek Bible Church is boarded up and awaiting a wrecking ball and its future life as an exit ramp. A few signs are announcing future locations for other businesses-to-become-exit-access. But otherwise, all seems quiet. But don’t worry, work is about to begin. US 70 is destined to become Interstate I-42 connecting Morehead City and Raleigh with a 151-mile band free of intersections and traffic lights. The work is being done in bits and pieces over several years, replacing those intersections with exits that often include roundabouts and allowing beach runs or dashes to the culture of the big cities to be a 70-mph breeze. ....