The comment period for the Mid-Currituck Bridge permit applications has been extended to December 21, 2024 because the Army Corps website with the information has been down.
Here are the instructions for the comments and where to send them.
We encourage members to send personal comments opposing the following permits:
404 Permit from Army Corps: Instructions for submitting comments on the 404 permit.
Comments should be sent either by email to:

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 or by mail addressed to: Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, Attention: Kyle Barnes, 2407 West 5th Street, Washington, North Carolina 27889.
The subject line should mention: “404 Permit Application No. SAW-1995-02242”
Comments must be received by Dec 21 at 5:00 pm
401 water quality certification from NC Division of Water Resources:
The same comments can suffice for the 401 Certification and can be sent by email to:

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 or by mail to: NCDWR Central Office Attention: Amy Chapman, Transportation Permitting Branch,1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
The subject line should mention “401 Certification for Mid-Currituck Bridge.”
Current deadline is Dec 21st at 5:00 pm, but that may be extended if a public hearing is scheduled.
Comment on the stated purpose and need for the project as per Re-evaluation of Final Environmental Impact Statement ( F.E.I.S. )
1. The need to substantially improve traffic flow on the project area’s thoroughfares
(US 158 and NC 12);
2. The need to substantially reduce travel time for persons traveling between the
Currituck County mainland and the Currituck County Outer Banks; and
3. The need to substantially reduce hurricane evacuation times from the Outer Banks
for residents and visitors who use US 158 and NC 168 as an evacuation route.
I have attached the Reevaluation to help constructing your comments on Permits.
The next step for North Carolina Turnpike Authority ( NCTA ), will focus on obtaining all environmental permits from:
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Water Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Coastal Management
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Coast Guard
Additional activities before construction could begin, including:
Obtaining environmental permits
Updating the traffic and revenue study and toll financing plan
Procurement and bid process for selecting a contractor team to complete the final design and construction
Preparing final design plans
Federal Highway Administration consultation
Acquiring right of way
Please note, some of these activities will be worked on simultaneously.
A Comparative Analysis is currently underway:
Required by federal law, a comparative analysis is underway to evaluate multiple methods that could be used to build the proposed Mid-Currituck Bridge project. The N.C. Department of Transportation project team is currently evaluating the proposed project as either a traditional N.C. Turnpike Authority toll project or as a public-private partnership toll project. A public-private partnership is a contractual agreement between a public entity and a private company to manage public infrastructure project.
The project team will evaluate several considerations for each proposed method including funding, cost, construction, project risk and tolling policies. This information will be included in a comprehensive report and presented to the Albemarle Rural Planning Organization, which will then make the final decision on how the proposed project is built.
So now the NCTA is looking into another Public Private Partnership (P3) after the 1st one failed and the State had to pay approximately $10 million to cancel. I don’t see this happening.
Here is the link to the Reevaluation of the FEIS for your perusal.