NCDOT: Changing over highway signs from Fort Bragg to Fort Liberty will cost estimated $500K
Weeks after Fort Bragg became Fort Liberty, signs directing drivers still don't reflect that change.
Several state highways still have signs that give directions to Fort Bragg.
On June 2, Fort Bragg officially became Fort Liberty. Military leaders didn't waste any time spelling out the change around the Post. They hired a civilian contractor to replace the signs with new ones.
That's not been the case for signs on state highways leading to Fort Liberty. Dozens are still directing motorists to Fort Bragg.
"There are about 75 sign locations that have to be updated," said Andrew Barksdale with the North Carolina Department of Transportation. "About 30 of those are going to be new signs with new metal sheeting, probably even new posts."
Barksdale said the other 45 signs will have the words Fort Bragg replaced with a sticker, seal or overlay that says Fort Liberty. He said that's good news that will save taxpayers some money. The bad news is it's still an expensive project.
"We are estimating $500,000," Barksdale said. "We've ordered the new signs, but we're going to have to rely on a contractor to install a lot of them."
One prominent sign is on Murchison Road. It's unclear if Fort Bragg will be replaced with the words Fort Liberty or the whole sign will have to come down. The NCDOT is in the process of figuring it all out.
