Citing constant and major ocean overwash on N.C. Highway 12 from a low-pressure system this week and another low forecast for the area, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the highway on Ocracoke Island will remain closed for the “next several days.”
Officials closed the highway on the north end of Ocracoke Island Sunday morning when driving conditions became unsafe and suspended ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke.
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N.C. 12 between the National Park Service pony pens and the South Dock ferry terminal continued to see deep water and hazardous driving conditions Tuesday.
Ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke is to remain suspended until the highway reopens.
NCDOT crews will reopen the road when conditions improve. Until then, travelers can use the following ferry system’s Pamlico Sound routes to leave or visit Ocracoke:
- Ocracoke to Swan Quarter at 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- Swan Quarter to Ocracoke at 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Ocracoke to Cedar Island at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
- Cedar Island to Ocracoke at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
