New bridge for I-295 in Fayetteville now open

The new alignment and bridge for Strickland Bridge Road reopened on Saturday, May 31 as part of an altered traffic pattern.

A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation opened the bridge, and made other final preparations on Saturday that will affect this road and two others connecting to it.

The bridge is part of an interchange with Interstate-295, also known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop. While the highway going underneath the bridge remains under construction, traffic will be able to travel back and forth on the bridge now it has opened…

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