693JJ22640002RPA0NC0001156MEGA↗

PROJECT TITLE: CM/GC & MEGA GRANT - PROJECT STERLING - REPLACE BRIDGE 880007 OVER ALLIGATOR RIVER ON US 64 AND INSTALL BROADBAND FROM ROCKY MOUNT TO NAGS HEAD. :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MEGA-NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT. PROJECT STERLING: STRENGTHENING TRANSPORTATION EVACUATION RESILIENT LIFELINE BY IMPROVING THE NETWORK'S GRID. THIS GRANT PROJECT INCLUDES BOTH HB-0001 (CM/GC) AND HB-0001A (DESIGN BUILD). HB-0001 IS TO REPLACE THE LINDSAY C. WARREN BRIDGE (FEDERAL BRIDGE #1770007 / STATE BRIDGE #880007) OVER THE ALLIGATOR RIVER PORTION OF THE ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY ON US 64 IN TYRRELL AND DARE COUNTIES. THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING 2.83-MILE LONG SWING-SPAN DRAWBRIDGE WITH A MODERN 3.32-MILE, TWO-LANE, FIXED-SPAN, HIGH-RISE BRIDGE ON NEW LOCATION JUST NORTH OF THE EXISTING ALIGNMENT. THE NEW STRUCTURE WILL PROVIDE A VERTICAL NAVIGABLE CHANNEL CLEARANCE OF 65 FEET AND A NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE OF 140 FEET. PROTECT ELIGIBLE COMPONENTS ARE (1) INCREASED BRIDGE HEIGHT DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE, (2) INCREASED BRIDGE LENGTH DUE TO SHORELINE EROSION, AND (3) INCREASED BRIDGE WIDTH TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND EVACUATION ROUTE. HB-0001A IS TO INSTALL BROADBAND ALONG US 64 FROM I-95 IN ROCKY MOUNT TO US 158 / NC 12 IN NAGS HEAD (WHALEBONE JUNCTION). THIS WORK INCLUDES INSTALLING THREE CONDUITS CONTAINING BROADBAND FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (ITS) ALONG A 141 MILE STRETCH OF US 64. THE BROADBAND COMPONENT OF THE GRANT SPANS ACROSS NASH, EDGECOMBE, MARTIN, WASHINGTON, TYRELL AND DARE COUNTIES. AND WILL IMPROVE MOBILITY AND SAFETY ALONG US 64 FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE, COMMUNICATION AND HURRICANE EVALUATIONS. PER THE MEGA GRANT AGREEMENT, TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS ON THIS PROJECT CANNOT EXCEED 77 PERCENT.

Project Grant (B) · Federal Highway Administration · to Transportation North Carolina Department (UEI XSN8A4TT1DY5) · data as of 2026-09-30

Source: USAspending.gov prime award transactions and FSRS subaward reports, as loaded by SpendQuery (data as of 2026-09-30). Amounts are obligations (money committed), not outlays. The official record on USAspending.gov ↗