UPDATE: Highway to re-open for limited travel
Fire officials on the Pains Bay Fire near Stumpy Point on the Dare County mainland have determined that roadway conditions are now safe enough to re-open U.S. 264, beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 23, for limited public travel during daylight hours.
The 12-mile section of U.S. 264 between Stumpy Point and Engelhard was closed on May 6 because of concerns for public safety.
Pilot-car escorted travel on the highway will initially be limited to 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily. Fire officials plan to extend the hours of travel in coming days as smoke along the roadway subsides. Drivers should expect up to 30 minutes wait at check points.
Fire officials warn the traveling public that delays may be necessary at times due to heavy smoke on the highway or fire suppression activities.
Firefighters on the Pains Bay Fire have recently encountered extremely heavy smoke, called super fog, which makes visibility near zero. Super fog is formed when smoke combines with fog to produce fog that is much denser than commonly seen.
Fire officials are hopeful that this initial re-opening will help ease some of the inconvenience that commuters and businesses have encountered because of the wildfire.
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