NCDOT PROJECT U-5710
Proposed Eastwood Rd.-Military Cutoff Rd. Overpass
The Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to keeping businesses and residents informed regarding NCDOT Project U-5710.
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What is Project U-5710?
The major portion of Project U-5710 will replace the signalized intersection at Eastwood Rd. (U.S. 74) and Military Cutoff Rd. (U.S. 17) with an overpass that will take Eastwood Rd. over Military Cutoff Rd.
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Who does this effect?
Project U-5710 is expected to take four years to complete and would directly impact all businesses and residents along Eastwood Rd., and along Military Cutoff Rd., from roughly Bradley Creek (Oleander Rd.) to the south, past Mayfaire Town Center to the north, as well as surrounding neighborhoods and the entire Town of Wrightsville Beach.
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Project U-5710 is estimated to cost more than $80 million, not including the more than $15 million already spent on the Drysdale Dr. extension (Project U-5710A).
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Where can I learn more?
The NCDOT has a dedicated page regarding Project U-5710 in the High Profile Projects & Studies section of its website. The page includes a Project History, Photos and Videos, Maps and Project Documents and more.
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Please Visit: ncdot.gov/projects/us-17-us-74-intersection-improvements/Pages/default.aspx
Sept. 24, 2025
The NCDOT provided a Project U-5710 update to the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) board meeting.
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Video of the entire meeting is available via WMPO's YouTube channel at: youtu.be/AlONlEaFD5Q The NCDOT's Project U-5710 presentation begins at the 22:55 mark.
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Snippets regarding Project U-5710, from the Sept. 24, 2025, WMPO board meeting are below:
NCDOT Project U-5710 presentation to Sept. 24, 2025, WMPO board meeting (25:57)
NCDOT Project U-5710 Q&A, Sept. 24, 2025, WMPO board meeting (35:19)
NCDOT Project U-5710 Economic Study Report, Sept. 24, 2025, WMPO board meeting (3:21)
May 25, 2025 - Email from WBCC Chair Susan Bulluck
Wrightsville Beach Chamber of Commerce Chair Susan Bulluck sent the below to the Chamber's membership and email list:
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Stop the Eastwood Overpass – Some Progress - No Time to Give Up – Need Your Help Again
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Many of us including the WB Chamber believe that spending $81+ million to build an overpass to remove a set of traffic signals at the intersection of Eastwood Road and Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington is an inefficient way to spend our taxpayer dollars. All the project will do for all that money is to allow drivers to travel a few hundred yards to the next intersection and traffic light, while putting local businesses, residents and guests through 4 years of construction chaos.
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A Step Forward – Based on contacts you and others made recently the Wilmington City Council last week unanimously passed a resolution requesting that NC DOT conduct a new public meeting (the last one occurred way back in 2018) to “allow the local community an opportunity to provide present-day, relevant feedback concerning the project”.
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Please view this link from WECT to help you get caught up if needed.
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BUT the Department of Transportation can choose to ignore that resolution​
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If you believe that building an overpass is not in the best interest of taxpayers this time we need you to write or call state level elected officials. Ask them to make sure the DOT and their Secretary, Joey Hopkins fully promotes and then holds that requested pubic meeting in our area. Please write or call:​​
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​​Josh Stein, Governor
nc.gov/contact/contact-governor-stein
919-814-2000
Michael Lee, State Senator, District 7
Michael.Lee@ncleg.gov
919- 715-2525
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Bill Rabon, State Senator, Brunswick County
919-733-5963
Frank Iler, Chairman NC House Transportation Committee
919-301-1450
Charlie Miller, NC House, Brunswick County
919-733-5830
Deb Butler, State Representative, District 18
919-733-5754
Ted Davis, State Representative, District 20
919-733-5786
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Not sure what to write or say? Keep it short. In your own words state that you have concerns about the value of U-5710. Explain that much has changed since the DOT began the project and that a new public meeting is needed (the last one happening seven year ago back in 2018). Say that we count on them as our elected officials to look out for us and that we need them to take action to be certain that the DOT responds to the Wilmington City Council resolution of May 20, 2025 by conducting a meeting to hear public reactions and questions about the project. Close by thanking them and giving your name and address.
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