In a few years, drivers who are used to dealing with the stresses of going through Hampstead will get some relief after a portion of the U.S. 17 Hampstead bypass opens up. To make the North Carolina ...

Looking to ease traffic and improve safety around the U.S. 17 corridor in Pender and New Hanover counties, the Hampstead Bypass will provide a route around Scotts Hill and Hampstead by the end of the ...

HAMPSTEAD, NC (WECT) - Pender County held a public drop-in session to present more information on the Hampstead Bypass project Tuesday, but some community members were disappointed with the lack of ...

Development and environmental studies for the U.S. 17 Hampstead bypass project began in 2005. Discussion and delays have followed. On Friday, talk turned into action: A groundbreaking ceremony was ...

With plans for the U.S. 17 Hampstead bypass underway, officials from the North Carolina Department of Transportation are set to receive a small piece of land owned by Pender County near Topsail High ...

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) - The Hampstead Bypass project has taken a huge step forward. The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it has awarded a $185 million contract for the ...

Division Three of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has selected international consulting design firm Stantec to provide analysis and engineering services for the Hampstead ...

Police and emergency responders were at the scene of a Hampstead crash where an overturned truck carrying fertilizer laid on its side. The truck overturned in the middle traffic circle of Hampstead ...

The bog turtle is no friend to Lee Walsh. Because of concerns that a proposed Route 30 bypass around Hampstead would harm the endangered turtle’s habitat, the State Highway Administration has shifted ...

Hampstead has asked Carroll County to ban billboards along the town?s new bypass in an effort to preserve the corridor?s idyllic nature. “Hampstead is a gateway into the county and we thought it would ...