WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – The Wilmington Police Department is working with event organizers for the PPD Beach2Battleship Triathlon to ensure participants will be safe and the traffic tie-ups are minimized.

There are two significant hotspots that will cause traffic delays within Wilmington city limits.

1-  Residents who live along the Eastwood Road/Military Cutoff section of the bike course will not be permitted to come out of side streets onto the main road while cyclists are passing through.

2-   Drivers are asked to exercise extreme caution at the intersection of Third and Greenfield Streets all day Saturday, as runners head into and out of the seven-mile loop around Greenfield Lake. Organizers estimate the first runners will begin to appear around 11 a.m. and the last could pass through 12 hours later.

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – An empty gravel lot next to the City Parking Deck in downtown Wilmington will soon become public parking.

A development company in Wilmington recently bought the property and is in the process of creating a 21-space parking lot.

The developers have installed new lighting in the area and are working on landscaping and installing electronic meters.

The lot will be managed by Lanier Parking and will have similar rates as the parking deck.

Developers say the lot will be open in the next two weeks.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – Cape Fear Community College will be the temporary home of an interactive art project that invites people to share their hopes and dreams in a public space.

Artist Cindy Chang used the experience of a lost loved one to help clarify her life, but she struggle to maintain perspective.

With guidance from friends she turned the side of an abandoned house in her neighborhood in New Orleans into a giant chalkboard. On the side of the home, Chang wrote "Before I die I want to _________," to encourage the people in her community to reflect on their lives and share their aspirations with the public.

Her artwork has grown to a national level and large chalkboards were installed at Cape Fear Community College. The chalk boards will be displayed on campus throughout the month of October.