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The 68-year-old Slash Creek bridge is “structurally deficient due to deteriorating substructure conditions.” Mary Helen Goodloe Murphy photo

The 68-year-old Slash Creek bridge is “structurally deficient due to deteriorating substructure conditions.” Mary Helen Goodloe Murphy photo

A guardrail running from the entrance of the Hatteras Village Medical Center will block easy access to an informal kayak/canoe launch. Mary Helen Goodloe Murphy photo

Walkers are using the sidewalk running across the Slash Creek Bridge, which is due to be replaced starting Sept. 9, 2024. Mary Helen Goodloe Murphy photo

A drainage system for stormwater from a low spot to Slash Creek will require trimming or removal of trees in NCDOT right-of-way. Mary Helen Goodloe Murphy photo

North Carolina Department of Transportation issued a media release about the Slash Creek Replacement Bridge in Hatteras Village.

“Crews will begin the process of replacing the aging Slash Creek Bridge on NC 12 in Hatteras Village this fall, under terms of a $4.5 million contract awarded last week by the N.C. Department of Transportation.

“The 68-year-old bridge has been deemed structurally deficient due to deteriorating substructure conditions.

“The contract, awarded to Smith-Rowe LLC of Mount Airy, N.C., calls for construction to begin no sooner than Sept. 9, 2024 and end no later than May 22, 2025.

“NC 12 will be closed to through traffic in Hatteras Village when the project begins. A detour route will be established on Eagle Pass Road, which will be resurfaced both before and after the bridge is replaced.”

The Coastland Times reached out to Tim Hass, communications officer, NCDOT Division One and NCDOT Ferry Division, regarding a couple of issues voiced by Hatteras villagers in the public meeting held Nov. 10, 2022.

A guardrail will be installed from the Hatteras Medical Center driveway to the bridge wall, about 150 feet long. A second guardrail will be installed from Islington Court to the bridge wall, about 125 feet long.

In a written response to a query about the trees fronting NC 12 and the Oden home, NCDOT responded “Removal and/or trimming of some trees will be necessary to install the proposed drainage system. These pipes will convey water from the preexisting low spot near the intersection of Islington Court to Slash Creek thereby preventing standing water which is not only unsightly, but can lead to premature pavement failure. It should be noted that all proposed cutting will take place within the existing right of way already owned by the Department of Transportation.”

On the Medical Center side of the bridge, an informal kayak/canoe launch area has been created. “The guardrail necessary to prevent an errant vehicle from entering Slash Creek will hinder access to the portion of State right of way currently used as a [kayak/] canoe launch by a local business,” responded NCDOT.

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