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Paving Starts on NC 12, With One Lane Still Targeted for Friday
Crews were set to begin paving a one-lane detour on NC 12 at the Pea Island Visitor Center on Thursday, and the state transportation department is still aiming to open it to alternating one-way traffic by noon Friday, WCTI reports. Two-lane service is still weeks away, the Outer Banks Voice reports. Hatteras Island remains closed to visitors under Dare County's state of emergency, and the 24-hour emergency ferry from Stumpy Point to Rodanthe continues; anyone with a reservation should keep checking with their rental company and the county before traveling.
Correction, Oct. 30, 2026. Update: N.C. 12 reopened and Dare County lifted the visitor evacuation at 4 p.m. on October 29, a day earlier than the state's target, after this brief was published. Hatteras Island is open to visitors.
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