Decades on, mid-Currituck bridge plan faces same hurdles - The Coastland Times

Decades on, mid-Currituck bridge plan faces same hurdles - The Coastland Times

By Catherine Kozak, CoastalReview.org DUCK — Fifty years after the need for a bridge between mainland Currituck County and its barrier island beaches was first identified, and 30 years after a draft planning document for the proposed mid-Currituck bridge was first released, a recent public meeting revealed that the same issues are still being vigorously debated, costs have skyrocketed, and funding is still lacking. Even with the green light in 2…