Crews with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company LLC Dredge Alaska completed dredging operations Sunday night at the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on Highway12 over the Oregon Inlet. “I want to sincerely thank all of the hardworking NCDOT crews and the dredge crews for pushing through the […]
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After consulting with passengers and officials from Dare and Hyde counties, The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has established additional runs on its Stumpy Point-Rodanthe and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke routes to help increase access to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands during the closure of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. “We are always monitoring traffic […]
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Dare County Officials will conduct a community meeting at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.10, to discuss the Bonner Bridge closure. The meeting will be held in the auditorium at the Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies on Highway 12 in Buxton. All Dare County services on Hatteras Island are operating on schedule including Emergency Medical […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division began operating its emergency ferry route between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe and started a full schedule of runs on Wednesday morning because of the closure of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on Tuesday afternoon. The division will be using four 180-foot River Class vessels to run […]
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The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to intensify efforts to stop offshore poaching of Atlantic striped bass this winter. In an effort to ensure the health of the striped bass population, the Coast Guard is working to raise awareness of the federal regulations stating Atlantic striped bass may not be caught, harvested, or possessed in the Exclusive […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation completed additional inspections Friday of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet, and confirmed the bridge support structure is in need of immediate repairs, but remains safe for the traveling public for now. Steps are already underway to secure a contractor and begin […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is conducting additional inspections of the Hebert C. Bonner Bridge, which carries Highway 12 over Oregon Inlet, Friday and Saturday to ensure the safety of the traveling public along the Outer Banks. Routine sonar scanning of the bridge recently identified additional scouring, or areas where sand has eroded from […]
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The National Park Service announced today that annual and weekly off-road vehicle permits for designated ORV routes in Cape Hatteras National Seashore for the 2014 season will go on sale Dec. 1 and for the first time will offer the option to purchase the permit online. Offering the online option will further streamline the process […]
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When the Hatteras Village Medical Center closed its doors in December 2010, it left a big void in the community. Beyond the loss of convenient access to medical care, there was a general feeling of having lost an important piece of island history—a piece that spoke to the independence and resourcefulness that characterizes islanders and […]
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The National Park Service is ready to move ahead with adding new public access facilities at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Seashore superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today the approval of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Construction of New Development that Facilitates Public Access Environment Assessment (EA). The FONSI was approved on […]
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