In anticipation of the coming busy season, when the Outer Banks experiences an influx of visitors, state transportation officials are planning to lower the speed limit along N.C. Highway 12 starting Wednesday in parts of Currituck and Dare counties.
In Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Corolla and Frisco, the speed limit will be lowered to 35 mph from the off-season speed limit of 45 mph, North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Monday.
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Seasonal speed limit reductions also will be put in place for areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, such as the area near the Haulover Parking Lot south of Avon, as well.
“NCDOT has been reducing speed limits on these sections of N.C. 12 to improve safety during the area’s peak travel season,” officials said.
Off-season speed limits will return on Sept. 16.
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