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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded an emergency contract to replace and repair sandbags along N.C. 12 on Ocracoke Island.

The $489,000 contract was awarded to Barnhill Contracting of Rocky Mount.

According to an NCDOT news release, the work involves replacing approximately 800 sandbags that were damaged or displaced during recent storms and restoring the protective barrier between N.C. 12 and the Atlantic Ocean on the northern end of Ocracoke Island.

Barnhill plans to begin work on Monday, March 4. Single lane closures will be in effect while the sandbag replacement is taking place.

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