“The purpose of these devices is to gather traffic data on the number of vehicles entering the Outer Banks that are currently equipped with toll payment transponders,” officials said.
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Army Corps awards contract for Wilmington Harbor dredging
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District has awarded an $18.6 million contract for maintenance dredging in the Wilmington Harbor.
Umstead Bridge to reopen by late Friday, but expect delays
Officials say the 70-year-old William B. Umstead Bridge in Dare County, aka the Old Manns Harbor Bridge, currently undergoing preservation work, will reopen to traffic before the end of the day Friday.
James City to undergo temporary traffic pattern changes
A temporary traffic pattern is going to be put in place over the weekend for a section of U.S. Highway 70 in James City ahead of road work that will close the highway’s median to travelers.
NC 12 to return to lower seasonal speed limits this week
Speed limits will be lowered starting Thursday in parts of Currituck and Dare counties ahead of peak travel season.
Dredging near Ocracoke keeps ferries on spring schedule
The Cedar Island-Ocracoke and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry routes will remain on their spring schedule of six daily departures until channel dredging is complete.
Ocracoke Express passenger ferry to begin season May 13
NCDOT’s Ocracoke Express ferry is scheduled to launch Tuesday its seventh season transporting passengers between Ocracoke and Hatteras.
NC still 5th most-visited state, sets new spending record
Coming in behind California, Florida, Texas and New York in domestic visitation, North Carolina saw its more than 40 million visitors spend more than $36.7 billion on trips to and within the “Tar Heel State” in 2024.
Ferry service to Bear Island resumes next week
After being suspended since April 2024, ferry service from Hammocks Beach State Park to Bear Island resumes May 14.
Stein appoints former Rep. Paul Tine DMV commissioner
Paul Tine, who owns Midgett Insurance Agency in Kitty Hawk and served two terms in the state House, has been named DMV commissioner.
Ocracoke-South Dock terminal proposed study meetings set
The proposed study will look at the feasibility of rehabilitating or relocating the Ocracoke-South Dock terminal, which has been impacted by ocean encroachment and road closures in recent years.
New Brunswick County bridge opens Thursday to traffic
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced the newly rebuilt bridge that spans the Calabash River has opened to traffic a week ahead of schedule.
State, town leaders to give updates on Topsail-area projects
A breakfast buffet will be available during the Greater Topsail Community Update meeting planned for May 13 in Holly Ridge.
State to add daily ferry departures from Hatteras, Ocracoke
The NCDOT Ferry Division announced plans to bump up daily departures from 36 to 52 starting Tuesday and continuing through Nov. 3.
Spring cleanup: NCDOT Litter Sweep calls for volunteers
Residents are asked to help remove roadside trash as the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Spring Litter Sweep kicks off Saturday.
Decades on, mid-Currituck bridge plan faces same hurdles
Fifty years after the need for a bridge between mainland Currituck County and its barrier island beaches was first identified, and 30 years after a draft planning document for the proposed mid-Currituck bridge was first released, a recent public meeting revealed that the same issues are still being vigorously debated, costs have skyrocketed, and funding is still lacking.
