北卡罗来纳州新汉诺威县威尔明顿市州交通部11月4日公布开普菲尔纪念大桥替代方案修订版
11月4日，北卡罗来纳州交通部公布了威尔明顿市开普菲尔纪念大桥替代工程的修订方案，对原有固定跨方案作出调整，以减少对市中心和历史街区的影响。据《星报在线》报道，州交通部第三分局工程师特雷弗·卡罗尔当天在记者会上介绍，修订后的B方案仍为净空135英尺的固定跨大桥，但增加了大型环形匝道设计，保持通往第三街的通道，取代原方案中将车流引向第五大道的安排。修订方案在新汉诺威县一侧的用地影响大幅减少：受影响地块从63个降至17个，潜在搬迁从4处降至2处。
开普菲尔纪念大桥建于1969年，是一座四车道钢结构垂直升降桥，目前虽仍安全，但已无法有效满足现有交通需求，被列为功能性老化桥梁。州交通部目前在两个方案中抉择：A方案为可动跨大桥，净空65英尺至135英尺；修订后的B方案为固定跨大桥。工程预计总造价约11亿美元，已获得联邦大型桥梁项目拨款2.42亿美元和州政府资金8500万美元，仍有7.73亿美元缺口，收费通行仍在考虑之中。公众意见征集持续至12月4日，州交通部预计2027年初选定最终方案。此前9月的两场公众听证会已收到1800多条意见。
（来源：《星报在线》）
North Carolina DOT Unveils Revised Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Replacement Alternative in Wilmington on November 4
On November 4, the North Carolina Department of Transportation unveiled a revised alternative for replacing Wilmington's Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, adjusting the fixed-span option to reduce impacts on downtown and the historic district. StarNews Online reported that NCDOT Division 3 Engineer Trevor Carroll told a news conference the revised Alternative B remains a fixed-span bridge with 135 feet of clearance but adds a large loop design that maintains access to Third Street, replacing the original plan that tied in at Fifth Avenue. On the New Hanover County side, parcel impacts drop drastically from 63 to 17, and potential relocations from four to two.
Built in 1969, the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a four-lane steel vertical-lift bridge that remains safe but is functionally obsolete and can no longer effectively serve traffic demand. NCDOT is choosing between Alternative A, a movable-span bridge with 65 to 135 feet of clearance, and the revised fixed-span Alternative B. The project is estimated at $1.1 billion, with a $242 million federal grant and an $85 million state commitment secured, leaving a $773 million gap; tolling remains under consideration. The public comment period runs through December 4, and NCDOT expects to select an alternative in early 2027. Two public hearings in September drew more than 1,800 comments.
(Source: StarNews Online)
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图片来源：图：威尔明顿开普菲尔纪念大桥。NCDOTcommunications 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington. By NCDOTcommunications, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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