WILMINGTON — A roadway extension years in the making is expected to wrap in the next few months, easing traffic around the northern part of Wilmington. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has been working to extend Military Cutoff Road from Market Street to N.C. 140 for five years. It is slated to open by summer after an almost year-long delay. The $106-million project has increased in costs by 11% percent, since first put out to bid in 2017. Currently, Military Cutoff terminates just north of Gor... read more