The Mid-Currituck Bridge project will create a crossing of the sound – north of the Wright Memorial Bridge – to help alleviate congestion and improve the flow of evacuation traffic in the event of a hurricane or severe storm.
This project has three basic purposes:
1) to improve traffic flow on NC 12 and U.S. 158;
2) to reduce travel time to the Currituck County Outer Banks; and
3) to improve hurricane clearance times.
The US Army Corps of Engineers issued the Public Notice for the permit application for the Mid-Currituck Bridge project and comments are being accepted until 5pm, November 21, 2024.
The Notice & Comment link are available here: https://saw-reg.usace.army.mil/PN/2024/SAW-1995-02242-PN.pdf
“The US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State, and local agencies and officials; Indian Tribes; and other Interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the Corps to determine whether to issue, modify, condition, or deny a permit for this proposal. To make this determination, comments are used to assess impacts to endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the other public interest factors listed above. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity. The Wilmington District will receive written comments on the proposed work, as outlined above, until 5pm, November 21, 2024. Comments should be submitted to Kyle Barnes at kyle.w.barnes@usace.army.mil. Alternatively, you may submit comments in writing to the Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Attention: Kyle Barnes, 2407 West 5th Street, Washington, North Carolina 27889. Please refer to the permit application number in your comments.”
Federal appeals court judges upheld a district court judge’s decision that national environmental rules were followed when the bridge project to build a second connection between the Outer Banks and Currituck County mainland was approved.