Meeting on ferry tolls set for Sept. 9; residential priority passes...
By Connie Leinbach
The N.C. Ferry Division will hold a meeting in Ocracoke School gym at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, to discuss the Jan....
NCDOT creates online survey on pending ferry tolls
NCDOT is working on setting up tolls on all ferry routes as required by the recently passed law to establish and start collecting tolls...
‘There’s no way’: Hanig decries rationale, rush to toll ferries
By Catherine KozakReprinted from the Coastal Review Online
The busiest, most popular route in North Carolina’s vehicle ferry system — the first and, until recently,...
State budget corrections bill leaves out change to ferry toll requirements
By Sam Walker
Despite pleas from local officials and the area’s state senator, the requirement to add tolls to the currently free ferry routes will...
Ocracoke Access Alliance asks General Assembly to delay implementation deadline for...
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The Ocracoke Access Alliance on Friday (July 24) called on members of the North Carolina General Assembly to delay the implementation...
Questions remain as North Carolina moves toward tolling the Hatteras–Ocracoke Ferry
By Peter Vankevich
For nearly 70 years, the Hatteras–Ocracoke vehicle ferry has been a free link in North Carolina's highway system, providing residents and visitors...
Gov. Stein signs ferry audit bill into law as state prepares...
By SamWalkerOBXNews.com
Gov. Josh Stein has signed into law legislation ordering a comprehensive performance audit of the North Carolina Ferry System, requiring an independent review...
General Assembly approves budget requiring tolls on all NC ferries
By Sam Walker
North Carolina lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a more than $34 billion state budget that includes one of the most sweeping...
Draft budget would impose ferry tolls on all routes starting in...
By Sam Walker, SamWalkerOBXNews.com
North Carolina lawmakers appear poised to make one of the most sweeping changes in the history of the state ferry system,...
Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route resumes summer schedule
The N.C. Ferry System’s Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicle ferry route returns to its full summer schedule today (June 25) after a critical dredging operation was completed...