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 ...

Ocracoke Island is facing major erosion around the busy ferry terminal that connects it to Hatteras. But proposals to move the ferry docks are facing opposition. Drivers waiting on the ferry from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OCRACOKE — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has closed N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island and the ferry ...

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 ...

OCRACOKE ISLAND, N.C. (WITN) - With mandatory evacuation orders in place for several areas on the Outer Banks, thousands of people have left the islands by ferry. The North Carolina Department of ...

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 ...

NC 12 on Ocracoke Island has been closed between the northern Ferry Terminal and the National Park Service Pony Pens because of high winds and ocean overwash, the North Carolina Department of ...

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. 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 ...