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Visitors To South Brunswick Islands Can Expect Road Construction Delays BY SUSAN I'SIIKR Visitors headed U? the South Brunswick Islaiuls this year and lor several years to come are likely to itMHinik' encountering delays when traveling I S. 17 between the South t, arolina state line and N.C. 87 north ol Bolivia. Contractors lor the N.C. Department oi Transportation arc coni| leting the widening of U.S. 17 to lour lanes through Brunswick County. The work is being done in stages and the entire project w ill not tv completed until 1994. So lar. construction costs alone ioi.il S2(v(il> million, wiih several contract!! pending. Two contracts are due ti> be let this month for widening, grading and paving U.S. 17 south, from the Shallotte bypass to N.C. lHU at Grissettown and from Grisseuown toward the South Carolina state line. Allen Pope, resident engineer with DOT. said highway contractors w ill have to "work around" contrac tors still relocating utilities to a new v orridor in the DOT right of way. Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp. is completing its relocation work between Shallotte and Gusset town and starting work on the southernmost segment, he said, while Brunswick Electric Membership Corp. is just beginning its relocation work south of Shallotte. Brunswick County also plans to install a water main along the route, but that work hasn't begun. "We try to take care of utilities tviore we start, but they're not moving last enough." Pope said. "We're just going to have to let the .. on tracts and let them work around the utility contractors." J R. Wilkins. construction admin istration engineer with DOT. issued a U.S. 17 traffic alert this week, urging motorists to use caution in traveling through project areas and tii allow more travel time. He saiJ lane closings will contin ue to be necessary to complete tK widening. But lanes .tie not to be . losed on holidays or holiday week ends in consideration ot increased trai I tc volume Traffic switches may al-o cause delays. Location ot ihe^e traffic switches throughout the rr ? ect ar:.; w ill change frequently A bypass ot Shalhntj jompie ed and a bypass of Boi : vta anOcr instruction Ju^t wh a else :> iiapre-in^ oionc L .S. I" '.nrougn . swits Count? In additu r. . Tie ..:nuac:. : > be let this n onth. F tv ait: Jie . separate protects ar: r -anous stages of aTi LiTJClit r -Dickerson Car.: :na .nc .re-j. Two Towns Get Grants Two towns in the South Brans wick Island> area recently receives: land um' planning crar.Ls Shallotte ar.J Sunset Beach will use the federal turds to prepare plans as required under the N C Coastal Management program, ac cording to a relea->e from the gover nor's office. Shallotte received S6.000. pro viding a local match of SI, 5'/ Sunset Bcach Aa-> awarded S7.(j<? with a local match of S1,9'X). The,, were among 10 coaxial communi ties to receive grants thi-. month. In updating their land use plan-, die towns v. ill seek guidance from property owners in regard to the community's future direction relat ing to grow th. The planning process enables lo cal officials to conserve valuable re sources while guiding community growth to areas best suited for de velopment The grants are administered by the Division of Coastal Manage ment. Dept. of Environment, Health and Natural Resources. ACT m - . NOW! ia'-? avel is good Jy'lP thru Dec. 15 |pfi?2? but ? tickets must purchased by Oct. 31 . ?Fly Round Trip To These Major Cities From Wilmington: Washington $1 18 New York S 1 58 Boston $198 Chicago $218 Dallas $258 Denver, Los Angles, San Fransisco, Seattle or San Diego $338 ?Tr.c^e ra:es are tr javel T.es . Wefi and Sat SiO r. s'.trf c" cTec cays 14tf ays ac<a"ce C-''i'3se Sat-rcay right sa, rec-rea Blac> ca:es \c? 27 Dec 1 a-c2 ? BRUNSWICK TRAVEL inc. 150 Holcen Beach 3s . Shaliitte. NC 28-59 754-74S-, 1 -800-862-2736 are continuing to build ami pave new northbound lanes along the 4.3 miles from N.C. 87 at Bell Swamp to the Bolivia bypass. Once all but the Imal layer ol surface is complet ed. traffic will be switched to the new lanes to allow lor widening and reconstruction o( the southbound lanes. The contract calls lor com pletion by Dec. I. but the estimated date of completion is actually March 15. 1992, said Pope Work began July 30, 1990, and is about 60 percent completed. Cost: $3.88 million. ?( trading ol the Bolivia bypass is behind us April 15 completion schedule, but Pope said the delay is "not holding up anything" and may he finished by the end ol October. Grading and drainage contractor W.K. Blacknion Construction Co. Inc. began work May 1, l^SO. and is 95 percent complete. Cost: $5.22 million. ?I'aving contractor S.T. Woolen Construction Co. Inc. began clear ing tie ends lor the Bolivia bypass in late August and is setting up its asphalt plant. The company is ex pected to complete grading and paving ol the 7.5-mile stretch by Dec. i. 1992. Cost: S3.6 million. ? Traffic is already moving along a 1,7-mile stretch of four-lane be tween the Bolivia bypass and N.C. 211 at Supply. Begun by contractor C'.M. Lindsay & sons in November 1989, the grading, drainage, bridge work and other structures and paving was completed June II. Cost: S2.34 million. ?Widening, grading, installing cul verts and paving a 5.3 mile stretch from Supply to Shallottc began Aug. 6 and should be completed by Dickcrson Carolina Inc. by June 1, 1993. Workers are clearing and grubbing right of way and begin ning to cut lateral ditches and build culverts. Cost: $4.7 million. ? Work continues by BMCO Construction Inc. on a combination welcome center and rest area at the intersection of the bypass and N.C. 130 West, with an estimated com motion date of Dec. I. though the . ontractor has until Jan. 15 to fin \s building and paving contin ue. the contractor is preparing to -irdscape lawn areas. Cost: SI. 15 .on Prvrst Construction Co. complet : o c-J grading and paving of the - 5 -mile Shallotte bypass Sept. 25. " S3 86 million. Two other con nctors had already finished their -rar: x.o work Grading and irnna^j . >n tract work by Vecellio v jrogan Inc. for 2.3 miles ol the - ra.-- :'rom N.C. 130 south was :.-?-riou'd April 19. 1W> at a cost WORKERS WITH Dickerson Carolina Inc. are clearing land for two more lanes along a 5.3-mile stretch of U.S. 17 between Shallotte and Supply. He gun Aug. 6, the $ 4.7 million project should he completed by June I, 1993. 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