NCDOT: Construction to close Lenoir County road in early December

A section of a Lenoir County road will be closed for a few days in early December while N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews continue construction on the C.F. Harvey Parkway Extension project.

Between 7 a.m. Dec. 2 and 5 p.m. Dec. 6, Hugo Road is set to close between Elmore Farm and Humphrey roads. During the closure, contractors will install steel bridge girders over the road north of Kinston. 

Traffic will be detoured onto Elmore Farms Road, Wallace Family Road, Tilghman Mill Road and N.C. 58. 

Drivers should anticipate needing extra time for their commute and are urged to use caution when traveling around the construction.

By extending C.F Harvey Parkway by 5.8 miles, connectivity will improve in northern Kinston between U.S. 70, N.C. 58 and N.C. 11. The $73.5 million project is expected to be substantially complete in 2021, with vegetation work finishing in 2022.