RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Pre-construction activity gets underway this month in the long awaited project to construct a replacement Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet.

Actual construction is set for spring.

Dare County's Bonner Bridge is more than 50 years old and is key to travel to and from the Outer Banks.
 
"Designed for a much longer life than the original, the new Bonner Bridge will provide full access to the navigation channel through Oregon Inlet that will benefit both those who travel on it and those who head to sea passing under it," said state Transportation Secretary Nick Tennyson in a statement.
 
Construction will take about three years.