Effective immediately on Wednesday, March 27, the Ocracoke Convenience Site will only accept household solid waste for the next few days.
The site will not accept recyclables, construction debris, or yard waste until Tuesday, April 2. Weather and road conditions are projected to hinder transportation to and from the island limiting space at the convenience site.
NCDOT posted today that NC12 on Ocracoke Island remains closed, with ferry service from Hatteras to Ocracoke still suspended.
NC12 remains open and passable on Pea and Hatteras islands with water and sand on the roadway. Crews will be out clearing today so SLOW DOWN and give them room to work.
Since another low pressure system expected to affect the area beginning Thursday, NC12 on the north end of Ocracoke will remain closed for the next several days. Those wishing to access or leave Ocracoke Village should use ferry routes to/from Swan Quarter or Cedar Island.
The U.S. Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet posted the following: There have been multiple breaches along Ocracoke’s sand dunes along NC12 that have shut the road down causing the ferries to be inaccessible. Today the crew got the opportunity to assist the community of Ocracoke Island in a small way by delivering supplies to the local health care providers.
