Minor traffic delays possible in Avon as work continues to replace nearly 60 transmission poles

As work continues to replace transmission poles on Hatteras Island, drivers may experience brief traffic delays on N.C. Highway 12 in Avon, according to an update from Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC).

“Our contractor, River City Construction, continues to make good progress on the replacement of nearly 60 transmission poles across the island,” stated the March 26 update. “Crews are now working to set poles in Avon. There will be minimal traffic delays with this work.”

River City Construction is working to replace 34 wood transmission poles on the Avon South circuit with concrete poles, and reconductor the Avon South circuit. They are also replacing 25 wood poles in Frisco and Hatteras with concrete poles.

In a corresponding project, North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation (NCEMC), in partnership with CHEC and ElectriCom Inc., are working to expand their cooperative fiber network by installing a new fiber line from Nags Head to Buxton. The first phase of the fiber project began in the fall of 2024, and includes fiber installation in the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, and Buxton.