The NCDOT just posted on Facebook that reinforcements have arrived today (Aug. 22) from Tyrrell, Hyde and Currituck counties to help with the recovery process on NC Highway 12.
Here is the message:
“We are very grateful for their help!
“At this point, we’d like to answer the dozens of questions we’re receiving about a timeline to reopen the highway.
“The answer is, we don’t have one yet. Before we can schedule a reopening, three things need to happen:
“1. Hurricane Erin needs to STOP sending us her ocean overwash. The coastal flood advisory ends at 1 a.m. tomorrow, so we’re hopeful that the tides will be kinder to us going forward.
“2. We need to repair the dune breaches and clear the highway of standing water and sand, and then check to make sure there is no pavement damage (so far, we have no indications of any pavement damage).
“3) Assuming no pavement damage, we clear the road as best we can so it is safe to travel and then reopen it. If there is pavement damage, that will be a longer process.
“We understand that Saturday is ‘turnaround day’ on the Outer Banks. We understand how badly you want to get here. Trust us, no one wants to see this highway reopened more than we do.
“When we have a timeline on reopening, we will say so here. We will issue a press release. We’d shout it from the mountaintops if there were any mountains around here to shout it from.
“But safety is Job One, and we won’t be reopening Highway 12 until it is safe to do so.”
NCDOT will post more information on Facebook when it becomes available.
Ocracoke Island notes:
The Variety Store hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Keep up the good work. Mother Nature never sleeps 👍
So how do you say ‘bite me’ without saying ‘bite me’? You go DOT, that’s some good stuff right there. lol
you have to love the attitude of NCDOT; after the countless, grueling hours so many have realigned, to still have a sense of humor is inspiring!! (and hopefully infectious in the difficult clean up to come)
thank you! n.hathawsy
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