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Monday, August 9, 2010
Road Construction Scheduled near Port of Wilmington's south gate
Road closure will re-route traffic from August 20, 2010 through August 22, 2010.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will close US 117 (Shipyard Blvd) and SR 1000 (River Road) where the two roads intersect at the entrance to the North Carolina State Ports Authority's south gate at the Port of Wilmington. The road will be under construction in order to perform railroad crossing upgrades.
The road closure will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 20, 2010 until 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 22, 2010.
The closure will affect trucks delivering and/or picking up containers at the Port of Wilmington's south gate only. Traffic through the north gate for trucks delivering and/or picking up general cargo will operate as normal.
Traffic to the Port of Wilmington's south gate will be routed as follows:
Container Traffic entering the Port of Wilmington from US 17, US 74/76, I-140:
US Hwy 421 south (Carolina Beach Road).
Turn right onto Independence Boulevard.
Turn right onto SR 1000 (River Road).
Turn left into Port of Wilmington's south gate.
Container Traffic exiting the Port of Wilmington to US 17, US 74/76, I-140:
Turn right out of Port of Wilmington's south gate onto SR 1000 (River Road).
Turn left onto Independence Boulevard.
Turn left onto US Hwy 421 north (Carolina Beach Road). 
Container Traffic entering the Port of Wilmington from I-40 via Shipyard Boulevard:
Take I-40 East to US Hwy 321 south (South College Road).
Turn right onto Shipyard Boulevard.
Turn left onto US Hwy 421 south (Carolina Beach Road).
Turn right onto SR 1000 (River Road).
Turn left into Port of Wilmington's south gate.
Container Traffic exiting the Port of Wilmington to from I-40 via Shipyard Boulevard:
Turn right out of Port of Wilmington's south gate onto SR 1000 (River Road).
Turn left onto Independence Boulevard.
Turn left onto US Hwy 421 north (Carolina Beach Road).
Turn right onto Shipyard Boulevard.
Turn left onto US Hwy 321 south (South College Road) to I-40 West . 
Traffic through the south gate will resume as normal at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, August 23, 2010.
Please contact Karen Fox at 910-343-6491 or customer_service@ncports.com with questions or concerns.
ABOUT THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY:
North Carolina's Ports in Wilmington and Morehead City, plus inland terminals in Charlotte and the Piedmont Triad in Greensboro, link the State's consumers, businesses and industry to world markets, and serve as magnets to attract new business and industry while receiving no direct taxpayer subsidy. Port activities contribute statewide to 65,000 jobs and $500 million each year in state and local tax revenues.
Top trading partners are China, India, Brazil, So. Korea, Belgium, Taiwan, Mexico, Colombia, Great Britain and Venezuela.
Primary exports are phosphate, forest products, woodpulp, general merchandise, food products, wood chips and military.
Top imports are sulfur products, chemicals, grains, rubber, scrap metal, cement, metal products, machinery parts, ore, mica and schist.
INFORMATION:
Shannon Moody, Director of Communications (910) 343-6482 Email
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