Section of U.S. 158 in Nags Head to close for pipe replacement starting Feb. 13

A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will be closing a section of U.S. 158 (also known as the Beach Bypass) in Nags Head starting Monday to remove and replace the drainage pipe under the roadway.

The highway will be closed for a roughly half-mile section between East Epstein Street and South Seachase Drive. All traffic will be diverted onto N.C. Highway 12 with barricades and message boards guiding motorists through the detour.

Southbound lanes of U.S. 158 will reopen once the initial phase of the pipe replacement is complete, with one lane expected to reopen by the afternoon of Feb. 14.

Northbound lanes will remain closed until the pipe replacement is complete. All lanes are expected to reopen by the afternoon of Feb. 17.

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