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HWY 17 Business road closure and RR bridge replacement |
Impact: Hwy 17 Business closed between Chocowinity and Washington. Bypass is US 17. |
Current Timing: From Nov 2021 to at least spring 2023. |
Updates/progress reports:
Apr 28, 2022. New Construction Begins. Video Steve Smith
![]() Mar 1, 2022. Demolition continues. Video Steve Smith
Jan 22, 2022. Demolition continues. Video Steve Smith
Dec 24, 2021. Demolition continues. Video Steve Smith
Dec 9, 2021. Demolition continues. Video Steve Smith
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Title: Natural Gas Lines underground |
Impact: community-wide installation of gas lines near roads |
Current Timing: Reportedly, engineering studies complete, no budget figures due to unstable economy |
Updates/progress reports: LRAC continue to monitor; no future "survey" expected of who/how many residents might switch to natural gas; construction might use the "boring method" to minimize effects; no expected direct cost to potential future customers.
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Title: Grimesland RR bridge closure/repairs HWY 33 |
Impact: CL Residents traveling HWY 33 toward Greenville will be forced to detour during demo/construction of bridge |
Current Timing: pre-construction utilities work currently underway; construction MAY begin by August 2022 (yes, this year) with similar effects to HWY 17 RR bridge between Choco and Washington |
Updates/progress reports: LRAC continue to monitor pre-construction phase; maintain local NCDOT contacts; continue to inform CL community.
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Title: Chocowinity HWY 33 bridge/road widening, repair/replacement (between Old Blounts Creek Road and Gray Road) |
Impact: slight/minimized construction delays possible; NO DETOUR planned |
Current Timing: construction bids expected to be "let" in 2023-24; some pre-construction work and land acquisition has occurred; Town of Choco Utilities in early planning stage. |
Updates/progress reports: LRAC continuing to develop local NCDOT contact info; drone videos "before and during" (similar to HWY 17 project) expected.
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Title: State road maintenance within community |
Impact: Safety and appearance of our local roads (most CL roads are state-owned/maintained) |
Current Timing: Ongoing monitoring by LRAC and CLMHOA; work done according to NCDOT schedule (NCDOT TIP site) |
Updates/progress reports: LRAC developing local NCDOT contact relationship.
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Title: 5G Cell Tower in Cypress Landing for possible "revenue stream" to CLMHOA |
Impact: Increase financial inflow to community? |
Current Timing: LRAC has been following this possible funding source for more than a year without much clear progress |
Updates/progress reports: LRAC recommends NO further action be taken; 5G consulting companies take 50-75% of fees generated (no defined $ amount); such fees make this less desirable to CL as a revenue source.
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