UPDATE –  Due to forecasted rain, this work has been postponed. NCDOT will update the public when a new date has been scheduled. 

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NEWPORT, N.C. – A section of Roberts Road in Carteret County will close for one day this week.

The Nov. 22 closure, about one mile from Nine Mile Road, is scheduled from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. when N.C. Department of Transportation’s Carteret County maintenance staff will be able to safely replace a drainage pipe.

Traffic will be detoured onto Nine Mile Road, Nine Foot Road and U.S. 70. Drivers should anticipate a longer commute and exercise caution near the work site. 

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