Roads in the unincorporated area of the county are either public or private. In all North Carolina counties, public roads in unincorporated areas are maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The exception is private roads that have not been handed over to the NCDOT. These roads are maintained by the owner, subdivision or Home Owners Association. To contact the NCDOT please call 341-0500.

Within the Wilmington City limits, the Streets Maintenance Division usually maintains the roads. Their phone number is 341-7879.

Tracy Dawson
Community Affairs Specialist
230 Government Center Drive, Suite 135
Wilmington, NC 28403

Yup Appears Ms. Dawson was right on track, review of NCDOT county maintenance maps shows that public maintenance of Torchwood (SR 2717) ends at Beacon SR 2718, from Google it looks like thats about where the striping ends. That would make this road the responsibility of the homeowners associations.

A subdivision can petition the state for a road to be included in the state road system. A state road petition form would need to be submitted to the local NCDOT office at 124 Division Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401. Phone: 910-341-0500. Please go to the following link and click on " How do I get the State to maintain the road where I live? "to access the SR-1 form.

http://www.nhcgov.com/Pages/FAQs.aspx?Dept=County%20Commissioners

Tracy Dawson
Community Affairs Specialist
230 Government Center Drive, Suite 135
Wilmington, NC 28403

Road was fixed. Has center lane now and stripes on the sides. Thanks!