Adding cushion and armor

摘要

You really do not want to mess with the Oregon Inlet in North Carolina. But the North Carolina DOT had no choice, and was thankful a powerful friend was right around the corner. Officials closed the critical Bonner Bridge, which links the mainland to Hatteras Island and spans the Oregon Inlet, in December due to severe scour on bent 166. The NCDOT had been watching the trouble spot for months prior to the closure and was doing side-scan sonar weekly, sometimes sooner, when it was declared too dangerous for motorists to cross.