CRAVEN COUNTY -
"That's what worries me. I don't want my house on the highway because you see how much traffic goes by," said Vivian Wilson, Havelock resident.
Wilson has been living in her home in Havelock since 1963, but her front view may look a little different in the coming years.
"I really don't know still what's going to happen until it happens," said Wilson.
According to NC DOT, the bypass will cause 16 residents to relocate.
"We did look at options of various routes to site this bypass but in balancing impacts to the natural environment, also to communities and so forth... this route seemed the best that we could select," said Robert Hanson, Eastern Project Development Section Head.
After attending a public meeting on Monday, Wilson said her home won't be affected by the bypass, just some of her property.
"She told me that nobody's house in this neighborhood would be destroyed... just get some of our front yard," said Wilson.
It's her front yard where she's seen plenty of accidents.
"I've seen like 35 people die on this curve. They take it too fast. When they come in my yard...they'll hit the tree instead of my house," said Wilson.
"They took my mailbox down and they've got marks all over that tree where they've hit it. That tree protects my house. I really don't want to see that tree go," said Wilson.
Officials say it's the mobility that will improve dramatically.
"We're expecting this to be a major improvement for the whole US 70 corridor as far as travel time and travel reliability," said Hanson.
As for Mrs. Wilson....she'll just have to continue to wait.
"I'm just the type of person that takes it one day at a time and I don't worry about something until it actually happens," said Wilson.
The cost of the project is estimated at $172,000,000.00 and the construction will begin in 2018.