The four-wheel-drive only access area of Highway 12 has reopened for daylight travel only, following an early morning accident that killed one North Carolina Department of Transportation employee. Because safety is NCDOT’s top priority, Highway12 access will be closed to traffic at dark. The area is remote, and current road conditions are more challenging to navigate […]
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Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that financial assistance is available to help permanent residents and business owners in Dare, Currituck, Hyde and Tyrrell counties who suffered property damage from Hurricane Sandy. The aid is a result of the governor’s request for a disaster declaration by the U.S. Small Business Administration. In addition, the North Carolina […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation prepared today to open Highway 12 on Pea Island to four-wheel-drive access by noon on Saturday, Nov. 10. The route will offer one lane in each direction, except at the temporary bridge and the Bonner Bridge, where the route will narrow to a single lane for vehicles traveling […]
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The Dare County Department of Public Works has released a pick-up schedule for debris from Hurricane Sandy. Only storm-related debris will be picked up. All other debris placed along the roadway is considered litter and subject to misdemeanor littering charges. All commercial haulers must use the Transfer Stations to dispose of all debris, including that […]
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NCBBA red-drum tournament is cut short by weather NCBBA red-drum tournament is cut short by weather The annual North Carolina Beach Buggy Association annual Red Drum Tournament ran head on into Hurricane Sandy as the storm passed by the Outer Banks on the weekend of Oct. 27-28. The tournament began on schedule on Thursday, Oct. […]
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Lines today and yesterday for the emergency ferry from Stumpy Point to Rodanthe were long. However, reports last evening was that the Ferry Division was getting all vehicles from both sides moving. The Ferry Division will add more ferries beginning tomorrow. Re-entry restrictions on visitors to Hatteras were lifted today. If you plan to use […]
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Dare County, North Carolina Department of Transportation, and Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative officials met with residents today in a community meeting, hosted by the Avon Volunteer Fire Department, to address recovery from Superstorm Sandy. Dare County commissioners Allen Burrus and Warren Judge, county manager Bobby Outten, Susan Flythe from the CHEC, and Sterling Baker, division […]
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Beginning Friday, Nov. 2 at 6 a.m., all re-entry restrictions for Hatteras Island will be lifted and ferry service will be available for everyone, including visitors. The only access to Hatteras Island is by ferry until further notice. The only priority given for emergency ferry service is for essential commodities and materials, as determined by […]
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Signs of normalcy began to appear today around the villages of Hatteras Island as floodwaters began to recede when Superstorm Sandy moved north of the region. Many awakened this morning to less water in their yards, weakening winds, and blue skies. After being cooped up inside for days, people were eager to move about the […]
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Beginning Friday, Nov. 2, at 6:00 a.m., all re-entry restrictions for Hatteras Island will be lifted and ferry service will be available for everyone, including visitors. The island has been cut off since ocean storm surge brought sand and water onto Highway 12 between Rodanthe and the Bonner Bridge on Sunday, Oct. 28. There was […]
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