Crews Assess Pea Island Damage as Hatteras Stays Closed to Visitors
NC 12 is still closed from the Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe. On Ocracoke the highway is open again.
North Carolina transportation crews were assessing pavement damage on NC 12 at the Pea Island Visitor Center on Wednesday, October 21, and rebuilding protective dunes and adding sand along undamaged shoulders, WNCT reported, citing NCDOT. The highway remains closed from the Marc Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe, with significant blown sand in the canal zone, and NCDOT is asking people to avoid Pea Island.
Dare County's state of emergency for Hatteras Island remains in effect and visitors are still not allowed onto the island. Farther south, NC 12 is open on Ocracoke Island.
The worst of the storm has eased: the Weather Service's beach hazards statements for the Outer Banks run through Wednesday evening, and a minor coastal flood advisory through early Thursday. Dare County said its next bulletin would come by noon Wednesday; check DareNC.gov/Storm before traveling.
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