Beginning Friday, Nov. 2, at 6:00 a.m., all re-entry restrictions for Hatteras Island will be lifted and ferry service will be available for everyone, including visitors. The island has been cut off since ocean storm surge brought sand and water onto Highway 12 between Rodanthe and the Bonner Bridge on Sunday, Oct. 28. There was […]
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Dare County Emergency Management said today in its hurricane recovery update that the North Carolina Department of Transportation, after an initial assessment, projects that Highway 12 from Rodanthe to the Bonner Bridge will be open by Thanksgiving. That stretch of road remains closed because of sand and broken pavement, but Highway 12 is clear from […]
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Signs of normalcy began to appear today around the villages of Hatteras Island as floodwaters began to recede when Superstorm Sandy moved north of the region. Many awakened this morning to less water in their yards, weakening winds, and blue skies. After being cooped up inside for days, people were eager to move about the […]
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division today announced the following route activation and schedule between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe. Currently the ferries are not running a set schedule, but are taking the top three priorities as announced by Dare County and will begin a set schedule tomorrow according to the following information provided […]
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It was a glorious day on Hatteras Island as cleanup from Hurricane Sandy’s brush by the Outer Banks began in earnest. I was astounded when I woke up this morning to bright sunshine for the first time in four days and looked out my window. Here in Brigands’ Bay in Frisco, the storm tide was […]
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It was a glorious day on Hatteras Island as cleanup from Hurricane Sandy’s brush by the Outer Banks began in earnest. I was astounded when I woke up this morning to bright sunshine for the first time in four days and looked out my window. Here in Brigands’ Bay in Frisco, the storm tide was […]
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As dawn was breaking this Sunday morning, the high tide, driven by Hurricane Sandy’s huge waves, was flattening dunes and sending sand and water on Highway 12 on both Hatteras and Ocracoke. And, then the assault began on the backside of the islands. By daylight, Hatteras and Ocracoke villages were underwater, soon to be followed […]
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Piled-up sand on the road on the south end of the bridge, he said, prevented him from driving further south on N.C. 12 to inspect the temporary truss bridge over the new inlet in Pea Island that was opened up last August during Hurricane Irene. A DOT road crew on Sunday had reported seeing scouring […]
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