N.C. Highway 12 to return to off-season speed limits on Monday

N.C. Department of Transportation crews will reinstall off-season speed limit signs along sections of N.C. 12 in several parts of Currituck and Dare counties on Sept. 16, weather permitting.

On Monday, speed limits in areas through the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, as well as in Corolla and Frisco, will return to 45 mph from their seasonal speed limits of 35 mph. Off-season speed limits also will resume in several areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, such as the area near the Haulover Parking Lot south of Avon.

However, motorists are advised to continue driving with caution, as there are still many motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians on the Outer Banks in the fall.

Seasonal speed limits will return on May 15, 2025.

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