Posts Tagged "Hatteras Island"
Emergency ferry resumes runs to Rodanthe
After checking channel depths, the North Carolina Ferry Division has restarted runs to Rodanthe along its emergency route from Stumpy Point.
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Tourism officials question move to reopen Hatteras
With the ferry system at capacity, tourism officials urged Dare County Thursday to reconsider the decision to open lower Hatteras Island to tourists.
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Lower Hatteras Island to open to visitors Thursday
Visitors will be allowed into the villages of lower Hatteras Island starting Thursday, Dare County announced Monday. But access will only be by ferry through Ocracoke.
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Coast Guard sends boat for ailing man on Hatteras
With the only road access cut off by new inlets, the Coast Guard was called to medevac a man with breathing problems from Hatteras Island.
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Fixes expected to reopen N.C. 12 in a month
A temporary bridge over the largest breach in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge is expected to get traffic moving on N.C. 12 in less than a month.
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Dredge fill, bridges among N.C. 12 options
Temporary military bridges, using dredge fill or installing prefabricated spans are among the ideas under consideration for fixing N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island.
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Complicated road lies ahead for N.C. 12 repairs
Repairing hurricane damage along N.C. 12, the only land route to Hatteras Island, is complicated by sensitive political and environmental questions.
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Duck, Currituck beaches open at 10 a.m. Tuesday
Long lines of traffic were reported Tuesday as travelers headed to Duck and the Currituck Outer Banks to salvage what was left of a week’s vacation.
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Perdue vows to press Feds on N.C. 12 repairs
After touring areas damaged by Hurricane Irene, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Sunday she would press for federal cooperation to repair N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island.
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Two major breaches cut off Hatteras Island
About 900 feet of N.C. 12 were taken out five miles north of Rodanthe, when Hurricane Irene cut one of two major breaches across the only land access to Hatteras Island.
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Visitors begin to return, Hatteras still inaccessible
As the rest of the Outer Banks began returning to normal Monday, backup ferries were shuttling supplies and emergency workers onto Hatteras Island and offering service back to the mainland for people with special needs. Five breaches — at least one deep enough to resemble an inlet — have isolated the island and decimated N.Cfull story »
Soundside flooding described as worst in decades
Hurricane Irene pummeled the Outer Banks for almost 24 hours and delivered a parting shot Saturday with severe soundside flooding from Hatteras Village to Duck.
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