 Justification for the change was to have the highway end at another primary route and to incorporate the ferry route into a marine highway, which will expedite dredging operations in emergency situations.NC DOT will undertake a major project in 2019 to widen NC 211 into a divided, four-lane highway from Midway Road (NC 906) to NC 87 in Southport.Involving roughly 7 miles of roadway, the project entails constructing overpasses at Long Beach Road Extension and Midway Road/Middleton Boulevard and replacing bridges at Dutchman’s Creek and the Duke Energy Progress discharge canal.