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​NEW BERN - Another section of U.S. 70 in eastern North Carolina will be upgraded to interstate standards after a contract was awarded this month.



The contract, worth more than $203 million, will eliminate the existing signalized intersections on U.S. 70 at Williams Road, Airport Road, Grantham Road, Taberna Way and Thurman Road in James City by taking U.S. 70 ​over these side roads and providing access via ramps.



This is a design-build project with Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., which means the contractor is teamed up with a design firm to assist in the design of the project. This method allows innovation and a reduced schedule since the designer and contractor are working hand-in-hand, and while construction is under way on some sections of the highway, design work is continuing for other sections.



Right-of-way acquisition is expected to start in 2020 and construction is expected to start the following year. The work is expected to be complete in the fall of 2023.

