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Nine bridges to be replaced in Alamance, Caswell, Orange counties

The North Carolina Department of Transportation on Thursday awarded a $5.8 million contract for the replacement of nine bridges in Alamance, Caswell and Orange counties.

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RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation on Thursday awarded a $5.8 million contract for the replacement of nine bridges in Alamance, Caswell and Orange counties.

Part of the department's $450 million state-funded bridge plan for 2011-13, the work will replace bridges classified as structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.

Work will begin as early as July 1 and is scheduled for completion by Oct. 1, 2016, DOT officials said. Thompson-Arthur Division of APAC-Atlantic, Inc. of Greensboro will complete the work on the express design-build contract. 

Dates for individual bridge closures will be released at a later date. 

The following bridges will be replaced: 

Alamance County
  • Preacher Holmes Road over an unnamed creek
  • Bass Mountain Road over Varnals Creek
  • Bethel-South Fork Road over Pine Hill Branch
  • Russell McPherson Road over Rock Creek
  • Altamahaw Race Track Road over an unnamed creek
Caswell County
  • Underwood Road over Gray’s Branch
  • Oak View Loop Road over Burkes Creek
Orange County
  • Mount Willing Road over Seven Mile Creek
  • Pearson Road over the South Fork Little River

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