U.S. 17 Windsor Bypass Ribbon Cutting

Re posted with Photos courtesy of Bertie County Commissioner Charles Smith.

Last week they held the ribbon cutting ceremony to announce the opening of the U.S. 17 Windsor Bypass to save time and gas in getting to Edenton and Elizabeth City. Bertie County has its first stretch of Freeway! U.S. 17 is still expressway (which means it is 4 lane but NOT limited access) to Williamston and from the end of the new bypass to the Chowan River. However we have to start somewhere. This is a great new road.

As the ribbon cutting ceremony is about to begin local dignitaries walked up to the area where the chairs had been set up. In the photo above from left (Belinda White, Sharon Davis, LC. Hoggard, Morris Rascoe and Wallace Perry).




Everyone was excited about the great step forward this road represents. Friends gathered in groups to talk about it

Local realtor Collins Cooper (left above), a member of the Windsor Town Council, and County Manager Zee Lamb (right above) were two of the local dignitaries who were there.




The most important person there was Mayor Bob Spivey (above middle), who has worked for years to make this great step forward come to fruition.



Many in the crowd did not get there in time to get a seat, and they lined the guardrails to participate anyway.



Dignitaries included Lyndo Tippett, Secretary of the NC DOT (seated on left), Stan White (second from left), the local DOT Board of Transportation Member, Mayor Bob Spivey (at podium) and Norman Cherry (seated on right), Chairman of the Bertie County Commissioners.



The local dignitaries lined up to cut the ribbon before sending cars on the first tour of the new Freeway.


Click here for the News-Herald article "US 17 Windsor Bypass opens".