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Story summary
- North Carolina Department of Transportation will reopen a northbound lane on N.C. 12 at Pea Island at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
- The lane opens one day earlier than the scheduled Wednesday opening.
- The temporary lane is a gravel stretch limited to northbound traffic while crews rebuild the permanent two-lane road.
- An automatic flagger will alternate one-way traffic.
- Heavy congestion is expected because northbound drivers lined up overnight.