North Wake News

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Coastal Management is set to hold a public hearing regarding the Coastal Area Management Act application for the Mid-Currituck Bridge project. The hearing will take place on April 16 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Currituck Extension Center in Barco.

This hearing is part of the process concerning the application submitted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for the proposed Mid-Currituck Bridge. The bridge is planned to connect Aydlett to the south of Corolla over Currituck Sound, including related roadway improvements in Currituck and Dare Counties.

According to NCDEQ, the CAMA application for the project, identified as TIP No. R-2576, was received complete on January 7, 2025. An earlier public hearing occurred in Dare County on March 18. Interested individuals can access the application at the Division of Coastal Management office in Morehead City or view it online.

Registration for speakers at the public hearing begins at 4 p.m. on-site. Both written comments and comments made at the hearing are welcome, though speaker time might be restricted by the hearing officer based on the number of participants. The comment period for this permit has been extended to April 30, 2025.

Comments can be mailed to Tancred Miller, Director of the Division of Coastal Management, at 400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557, or emailed to DCMcomments@deq.nc.gov, with “Mid-Currituck CAMA application” specified in the subject line. All feedback received will be reviewed as part of the final permit decision process. Written requests can be submitted to receive the permit decision.