Passenger ferry service this summer for Ocracoke still in limbo
Update/correction: The House today (June 9) passed S241 (described below) and it is on the Senate calendar Thursday morning at 10 a.m. The original...
Waterways Commission to discuss NCDOT proposal to move South Dock
By Connie Leinbach
The Ocracoke Waterways Commission’s meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, will focus on one agenda item--the proposal by the NC Department...
Outer Banks National Scenic Byway receives national award
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The Outer Banks National Scenic Byway is one of eight national scenic byways to win a 2021 Community Byway Award from...
Brief travel delays possible for N.C. 12 film shoot Tuesday
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NAGS HEAD – The Outer Banks is "going Hollywood" tomorrow for the filming of a General Motors car commercial along N.C. Highway 12.
Very brief...
Some overwash on Ocracoke between Pony Pens and north end ferry...
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NCDOT reported today that there is some sand and ocean overwash on Ocracoke Island...
NCDOT awards contract for dune and road repairs to N.C. 12...
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OCRACOKE – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded an emergency $1.7 million contract to repair...
N.C. 12 to remain closed on Hatteras, Ocracoke until at least...
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Tides, winds and waves cause dune loss and ocean overwash in...
Dorian’s cost to Ferry Division tops $4 million
Reprinted courtesy of the Coastal Review Online
03/10/2020
By Kirk Ross
Ferry service employees had to work quickly after Hurricane Dorian to adapt in order to keep...
Daytime lane closures to resume Monday on Basnight Bridge
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NAGS HEAD – Daytime lane closures in the work zone around the Marc Basnight Bridge in Dare County will resume Monday (March...
N.C. 12 dune repairs begin; lane closures expected through the week
RODANTHE – After reopening N.C. 12 Saturday, N.C. Department of Transportation crews have started repairing a protective dune line that was damaged due to tides...