lawsuit continues to delay mid currituck bridge

First steps to construction pushed back to June of 2022

Top officials from the North Carolina Turnpike Authority updated the public on the status of the long-delayed Mid Currituck Bridge at a recent Southern Shores Town Council meeting. The bridge, seen by many, as the best hope for the traffic woes that plague mainland Currituck County and Southern Shores and Duck every summer, is being challenged in court. Kip Tabb, writing for the Outer Banks Voice has the story.

“For those hoping for tangible progress on the long-awaited Mid-Currituck Bridge, there wasn’t much good news in the presentation from Project Manager Jennifer Harris and North Carolina Turnpike Authority Chief Engineer Rodger Rochelle at the May 4 Southern Shores Town Council meeting.

The bridge, a 4.7-mile span that will cross the Currituck Sound connecting Aydlett on the mainland with Corolla, has been in the planning stage or under discussion for over 20 years. The bridge is part of the North Carolina Turnpike Authority and will be a toll road when and if it is completed.”