Fort Bragg will close Manchester Road from Morganton Road to Lamont Road beginning Sept. 8 for final repaving, according to the U.S. Army’s official website. The closure is expected to last about 45 days.
Fort Bragg and the North Carolina Department of Transportation combined the final two phases of the work to shorten the closure.
“Fort Bragg’s partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation is about to pay off, big time,” reads the U.S. Army’s official website.
“If we waited, Manchester Road would be shut down for 90 days instead of 45,” said Stephen Arrington of the Moore County Resident Engineer’s Office. “This way, we cut the closure time in half.”
The project includes a process called full-depth reclamation, which rebuilds the roadbed. When complete, the road will be “wider, smoother, and safer,” with an expected lifespan of 50 years or more.
Moore County commuters will face detours similar to those used earlier in the project when culverts were replaced to prepare for the repaving. Suggested alternate routes include:
Southern route: King Road or N.C. 211 to Plank Road
Northern route: N.C. 690 to N.C. 87 in Spring Lake or U.S. 1 to N.C. 24/27 to N.C. 87
The work is part of an Intergovernmental Service Agreement between Fort Bragg and NCDOT, created nearly two years ago to improve post roads.
“Using the NCDOT, Fort Bragg has seen about 40-60% cost savings,” notes the website. “That means Fort Bragg gets almost double the work done, bringing Fort Bragg’s roads up to standard faster.”
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Feature photo courtesy Fort Bragg.
