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$242 million in USDOT funding awarded to help pay for Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Governor Roy Cooper’s office on July 12 announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $242 million grant to support the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The funds come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law via a Bridge Investment Program-Large Bridge...
City Receives $16M Offer For Parking Decks, Office Building
Wilmington City Council members are expected to discuss the potential sale of city-owned parking decks and an office building at 115 N. Third St. next week. According to agenda documents for the council's meeting Tuesday night, city staff recently received an unsolicited offer of $16 million for the city-owned Market Street deck at 115 Market St., the city's Second Street deck at 114 N. Second St., the five-story office building at 115 N. Third St. and the property at 210 Chestnut St.
Marlins fall to Sharks despite 12 hits
MOREHEAD CITY — The Marlins have struggled on offense throughout much of the Coastal Plain League season, but that wasn’t necessarily the case Thursday versus the Wilmington Sharks. Morehead City registered double-digit hits for just the fourth time in 34 games, however, it managed just three runs on...
Millions awarded to help fund replacement of Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
Millions in grant dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help fund the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. According to Sen. Thom Tillis and Gov. Roy Cooper, the $242 million Bridge Investment Program-Large Bridge Project discretionary grant is funded by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The award will cover about half the cost of the replacement, which is estimated to cost around $485 million.
Wrightsville Beach lifeguards win regional competition
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – Wrightsville Beach Ocean Rescue Team members defended their title at the United States Lifesaving Associations, South Atlantic Regional Championship competition over this week. The ORT for the past three years has earned first place in the contest, which is comprised of the best lifeguards...
USDOT awards $242 million grant to help replace Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A $242 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will to go towards the replacement of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington, Gov. Roy Cooper’s Office announced on Friday. Funding for this grant comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “This major grant...
Wilmington City Council to discuss surplus properties, rezoning for proposed Circle K
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The Wilmington City Council on July 16 is set to discuss surplus properties, a rezoning for a proposed Circle K and more. Multiple resolutions are being considered to declare 114 North 2nd Street and 115 Market Street surplus properties and to authorize an upset bid process for those properties and 115 North 3rd Street.
Backyard BBQ: Grilling crunchy, delicious chicken wings
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – On this edition of Backyard BBQ, WECT’s Bill Murray is joined again by Wilmington Grill’s Jon Barber to make crunchy, juicy and delicious chicken wings on the grill. You can watch the full segment at the top of this story and find more...
Wrightsville Beach's acting town manager fires Police Chief David Squires
Longtime Wrightsville Beach alderman Hank Miller confirmed that Police Chief David Squires had been fired after a conversation with Tony Wilson, the town’s acting manager, as first reported by WECT. Police Captain Jason Bishop is now serving as the town’s acting police chief. Squires was hired by the...
Local residents react to potential rezoning on Independence Boulevard
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Almost three acres of land in the City of Wilmington could be rezoned to make way for more housing and commercial use. At Wednesday’s Wilmington Planning Commission meeting, the board voted 4-1 in favor of rezoning 1320 Independence Boulevard. Developers want to build 16, three bedroom town homes and a four-story, nearly 33,000 sqft mixed use building. But some neighbors of the property like Tim Rahauser don’t necessarily agree.
Jefferson Weaver • Vampires, Santa Claus and Jack Kerouac
On a cold winter’s day, with a nor’easter howling in from the Atlantic, I thought I would be stabbed by Santa Claus. He wasn’t really Santa, of course. He was just a scruffy, down on his luck looking fellow with a magnificent but filthy beard, and long white hair curling down from a red toboggan cap. He didn’t wear a red suit, but an ancient military surplus coat and jeans. He did carry a bag over one shoulder, but it was an old army duffel, not a sack full of presents. One thumb was struck defiantly out in the weather, as if daring someone to give him a ride.
Fireworks set off in Independence Mall food court
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A call about shots fired turned out to be juveniles setting off fireworks at the Independence Mall food court on Sunday, July 14, per the Wilmington Police Department. Social media posts had claimed the incident was an active shooter situation. The WPD confirms that no...
‘Game changer.’ NC gets big federal grant to help replace Cape Fear Memorial Bridge
North Carolina will receive $242 million from the federal government to help replace the aging Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington. The money comes from the big infrastructure bill Congress passed in late 2021. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Transportation, was announced Friday by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and one of North Carolina’s Republican U.S. senators, Thom Tillis, who voted for the bill.
Elmer “Andy” Anthony Davis, 70
WILMINGTON — Elmer “Andy” Anthony Davis, age 70, entered into the Glory of his savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday morning, July 11, 2024 in Wilmington. Andy was born May 17, 1954 in Wilmington, the son of JoAnn Pridgen Davis.and the late Elmer Davis. He is survived by...
Biden-Harris Administration Awards Major Grant to North Carolina for Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington
USDOT awards $242 million grant for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. RALEIGH: Today, the Biden Administration announced a transformational $242 million grant to support the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project in Wilmington. Funding for this grant gives this project an extraordinary boost toward completion and comes from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The U.S. Department of Transportation notified Congress on Friday of the impending formal announcement of the award.
Feds award $242M grant to fund CF Memorial Bridge replacement
NEW HANOVER COUNTY — A major artery connecting motorists entering Wilmington from across the state has received a major boost from the federal department of transportation. The Biden administration announced a $242 million grant — the most allowed under its Bridge Investment Program, part of Biden’s Infrastructure Law — has been awarded to replace the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. The replacement has been estimated to cost around $485 million for a 135-foot fixed overpass along the Cape Fear River. It would be able to accommodate ships and built with an additional two lanes.
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