The North Carolina Senate has included a proposal to toll four ferry routes and raise fares on four others in its proposed budget. Sen. Bobby Hanig, a Powells Point Republican, opposed the provision.

N.C. 12, the highway that runs down the spine of the Outer Banks, is constantly at risk of being covered in water and sand because of erosion and sea-level rise. Those forces also threaten one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OCRACOKE, N.C. (WAVY) – NC 12 is closed near Ocracoke Island following the arrival of the last ferry due to an increasing ocean ...

NCDOT will close NC 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island after the arrival of the last ferry from Hatteras that is about 2:15 p.m. Increasing ocean overwash is making the highway hazardous for ...

The North Carolina Department of Transportation says traffic was allowed back on the coastal highway around 3:00 p.m.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Hatteras Inlet widened from 0.25 to 2.5 miles, trip times nearly doubled. Erosion damaged Ocracoke ferry terminal, forcing loss of ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — The North Carolina Ferry System resumed its regular summer schedules Saturday for residents, property owners and essential personnel traveling between Ocracoke and Cedar Island ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. (WNCT) — Highway NC 12 on Ocracoke Island is set to reopen at 3 p.m. today. NCDOT NC 12 also said on social media that ferry service to Hatteras is resuming with departures at 3 p.m.

NCDOT evaluates four ferry terminal options as erosion threatens Ocracoke dock. Public feedback favors fortifying South Dock if N.C. 12 roadway is stabilized. Future sea-level rise may force ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. In few places has the topography of the Outer Banks changed as dramatically as at Hatteras Inlet. The body of water that connects ...