Construction commencing on Interstate 95 in Lumberton

ALSO, INSIDE A TOYMAK

>>> UNLIKE OTHER CITIES,

LUMBERTON TRAFFIC MIXES WITH

CITY TRAFFIC AND CAUSES

CONGESTION.

THE INTERSTATE IS ABOUT TO BE

WIDENED FROM FOUR LANES TO

EIGHT.

>> WE ARE DOING IT TO EIGHT

LANES TO GIVE YOU MORE CAPACITY

FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> Reporter: THIS IS AN IDEA OF

WHAT THE FINISHED PROJECT WILL

LOOK LIKE.

IN ADDITION TO WIDENING THE

ROADS, THE DOT PLANS TO ELEVATE

IT.

THIS SECTION WAS UNDERWATER

AFTER HURRICANES MATTHEW AND

FLORENCE.

>> IT WAS FLOODED AND LOOKED

LIKE A RIVER, AND YOU COULD

ACTUALLY HAVE BOATS ON IT.

WE ARE ELEVATING HUGE SECTIONS

OF THE HIGHWAY.

>> Reporter: THE $432 MILLION

PROJECT WAS AWARDED THIS WEEK

BUT IT WILL BE SOMETIME BEFORE

IT'S COMPLETED.

>> PROBABLY 2022 TO 2026.

>> Reporter: THIS BRIDGE WILL

BE REPLACED AND THE DOT SAYS

THEY PLAN TO LENGTHEN THOSE

RAMPS SO IT WILL BE EASIER FOR

MOTORISTS TO GET ON AND OFF OF