The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold a series of public meetings in March to discuss the long-term solution for the section of Highway 12 on Pea Island breached by Hurricane Irene in 2011. NCDOT has recently released a document called an Environmental Assessment, which identifies the preferred alternative as the permanent bridge […]
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Dare County’s current $101 million budget is funded with a variety of sources, including federal and state money, grants, fees collected, and tax revenues derived from property taxes. Property tax revenues in the current budget total $49 million, slightly less than half the amount needed to pay for the total current budget that expires on […]
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The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry route reverted back to its normal schedule this morning in anticipation of the start-up of an alternate route for the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry as early as tomorrow. The schedule for ferries between Ocracoke and the mainland, effective through May 20, is as follows: Swan Quarter to Ocracoke: 10 a.m., 4 p.m. […]
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The Coast Guard launched a search today for a man who reportedly fell overboard from a merchant vessel approximately 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras. The master of the 478-foot merchant vessel Ice River contacted Coast Guard watchstander’s via satellite phone at approximately 10:30 a.m. stating that a 33-year old male crewmember was missing from the ship. Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector North Carolina diverted […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold two public meetings about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes. These changes include rate increases on the Southport/Fort Fisher, Swan Quarter/Ocracoke and Cedar Island/Ocracoke routes and the addition of tolls on the Bayview/Aurora and Cherry Branch/Minnesott Beach routes, by July 1 of this year. The […]
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Two separate meetings scheduled for Monday, Feb. 25, at the Rodanthe-Waves-Salvo Community Building will address issues that are important to Hatteras Island. Newly elected state Rep. Paul Tine will host a Hatteras Community Coffee from 9:30 until 10:30 a.m. The purpose is to hear concerns and ideas from the people of Hatteras Island and provide […]
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Based on several years of scientific assessment and public involvement, NOAA this week released the final management plan and environmental assessment for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary. The plan outlines how the sanctuary will operate over the next five to 10 years. Specifically, it provides a framework for the sanctuary to refine its education and […]
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No high-speed ferry exists today that could safely carry millions of vehicles a year across the heavily shoaled Oregon Inlet and Pamlico Sound, according to a new transportation report released late last month. And even if engineering a shallow-draft, high-capacity ferry were possible, it said, the cost would be prohibitive. In response to renewed public […]
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Howling winds, cold rain, and a chance of snow did not dampen the spirits of the many firemen of Buxton who were celebrating 50 years of service during their annual meeting on Saturday night, Feb. 16. President Scott Busbey opened the meeting with the introductions of the active firemen and the passing out of roses […]
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A survey conducted this past weekend by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identified an alternate channel at Hatteras Inlet that could temporarily be used to provide ferry service. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has formally asked the U.S. Coast Guard to mark it with navigational aids to resume ferry service sometime next […]
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