The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) and the NC Turnpike Authority are in the planning stages of the Mid-Currituck Toll Bridge Replacement, a seven-mile new location bridge over Currituck Sound and across Maple Swamp to connect the Currituck County mainland at US 158 near Aydlett and NC 12 on the Outer Banks. Plans are in the early design stage for the design-build project, with bidding targeted for June 16, 2026, and an estimated project cost of almost $397 million. Plans include refinements to avoid and minimize hurricane impacts as well as enhance safety, including a median acceleration lane, bulb-outs for U-turning vehicles, a realignment of existing side streets and more. NC Highway 12 will be widened in three places as part of the project, including the bridge terminus, the commercial area surrounding Albacore Street and at Currituck Clubhouse Drive. Roundabouts will also be constructed on the highway and marked pedestrian crossings will be added. NC DOT Division 1 Office, 113 Airport Drive, Ste. 100, Edenton, 27932. DR#94-00595528.