While the North Carolina Department of Transportation began the final phase of the Jug Handle Bridge project on Monday – removing the pavement from a two-mile former section of N.C. Highway 12 – the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) also celebrated a corresponding milestone this week.
During the construction of the new bridge, CHEC was also hard at work to build a new conduit system located under the 2.4-mile-long structure, in order to move power from the overhead lines just north of Rodanthe.
As of this week, CHEC reports that all its work on the bridge is done, and testing has begun on the new conduit system to ensure that everything is running smoothly.
