TAR HEEL, NC  (WECT) - Work will begin in May for two bridges In Bladen County on Tar Heel Ferry Road crossing over the Cape Fear River.  

According to the press release, these bridges will be replaced under an $11.8 million contract the NCDOT awarded in March to Carolina Bridge Co. Inc. of Orangeburg, S.C.

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Two schools in Bladen County recently won the 2013 Regional Model Bridge Competition.

According to a press release, about 250 students across the state participated in the four regional contests.

Each team was judged on a written report, oral presentation, design drawing and structural efficiency of the model.

Clarkton Middle School won on the Middle School level while East Bladen High School took home the high school level.

Now, both schools will compete at the statewide level next month. Good luck to both schools!

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ELIZABETHTOWN, NC (WECT) - The North Carolina DOT will close Lyon Landing Rd. between Suggs-Taylor Rd. and Owen Hill Rd. for the next three-weeks.

This closure is necessary so crews can replace a cross line pipe underneath the road. There are no signed detours, so plan an alternative route during time of construction.

The road will re-open on Monday, January 28.

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