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NCDOT seeks easements at Berga courthouse intersection; commissioners ask DOT to present details before conveying property
Summary
NCDOT requested temporary construction easements and right-of-way from county-owned courthouse and jail properties for a Highway 53/Walker Street widening. County staff outlined the parcels and compensation; commissioners asked DOT to present project details at a future meeting before staff is authorized to execute conveyance documents.
County staff told the Board that NCDOT plans to widen the intersection of Highway 53 and Walker Street (near the courthouse and jail complex in Burgaw) and that the right-of-way/right-of-way acquisition team is seeking temporary construction easements, permanent easements and payment for disturbed landscaping on three county properties: the courthouse grounds, the jail administration property and the jail itself.
Staff said DOT’s right-of-way group had prepared an offer totaling $30,225 for easements and landscaping disturbance and was seeking the county’s approval to convey the specified easements and rights. Commissioners asked whether DOT would present the project plan and outreach strategy to the public; several members said transparency and the opportunity for residents to ask DOT questions would be appropriate.
Outcome: Staff agreed to contact NCDOT and request that a DOT representative appear at a future board meeting to present the scope, design and timeline for the project (DOT staff indicated construction was not expected to start until 2027). The Board did not authorize final conveyance in the moment; staff will schedule DOT presentation and then return to the Board for formal action on any conveyance documents.
