Travelers along sections of N.C. Highway 12 in parts of Currituck and Dare counties will have to slow their roll beginning later this week.
North Carolina Department of Transportation crews on Friday will change signs to reflect seasonal speed limit reductions through a series of villages and towns ahead of the peak summer tourism season.
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The speed limit will be lowered from 45 mph to 35 mph on N.C. 12 through the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, and in Avon, Corolla and Frisco.
The seasonal speed limit will also be lowered in areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, including the area near the Haulover Parking Lot south of Avon.
NCDOT crews will revert to off-season speed limits on Sept. 15.
A section of N.C. 12 between Porpoise Run and Sea Oats Train/13th Avenue in Southern Shores will be permanently increased from 35 mph to 40 mph. Southern Shores Town Council requested the new limits to “reduce conflicts between low-speed vehicles and cars and trucks,” according to an NCDOT release.
Real-time travel information is available at DriveNC.gov and on NCDOT on social media.
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