<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=32a7Aq_0vjt3zmf00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=32a7Aq_0vjt3zmf00" width="1753" height="1182" ><figcaption>Crews spent Monday working to repair a damaged section of Highway 211 over Dutchman Creek that sustained heavy damage from last week’s storm. (Photo by Eliot Duke)</figcaption></figure><p>Last week’s Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight that dumped close to two feet worth of rain in 24 hours postponed a scheduled detour of Long Beach Road and will delay the N.C. Highway 211 widening project for several weeks. </p><p>According to Josh Pratt, a N.C. Department of Transportation Projects and New Construction Engineer, the Sept. 16 storm washed out parts of three structures along N.C. 211 that have to be prepared before the project can proceed. Crews already repaired the washout at Beaver Creek Dam near St. James, but ones at Dutchman Creek and the Duke Canal are more extensive. </p></div></body>

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Focus is on quickly reopening damaged N.C. 211

Last week’s Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight that dumped close to two feet worth of rain in 24 hours postponed a scheduled detour of Long Beach Road and will delay the N.C. Highway 211 widening project for several weeks. According to Josh Pratt, a N.C. Department of Transportation Projects and...