A decades-long battle to restore navigable access on the Currituck Sound off Corolla appears to have taken a more upbeat tone at a recent meeting between representatives from Currituck County and Army Corps of Engineers staff.
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State publishes online map of electric vehicle chargers
Transportation officials expect to issue a request for proposals in February for people interested in applying for grants for charger installation.
NCDOT appoints Stroud as new engineer for Division 2
Jeremy Stroud is now division engineer for Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico and Pitt counties.
North Topsail Beach empowers police to remove junk boats
Aldermen have adopted an ordinance giving the police department authority to rid the town’s navigable waters of abandoned or derelict vessels.
State to invest $10M in short-line railroad improvements
The North Carolina Department of Transportation funding includes four rail infrastructure projects on the coast.
$10M contract awarded to mill, resurface 5 miles on I-140
Transportation officials announced the contract award Wednesday.
Hundreds celebrate opening of bridge to Harkers Island
More than 300 crowded onto the new Harkers Island bridge Tuesday to join in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the high-rise structure — and try it on foot.
Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry runs now take 20 minutes longer
Because of shoaling in the traditional ferry channel, ferries leaving Hatteras and Ocracoke as of Thursday are using the deeper and safer Rollinson Channel that adds 20 minutes to each one-way trip.
Grant a step toward possible second maintenance facility
The Ferry Division announced its recent receipt of a federal grant to study the possibility of building a second site to service the fleet.
Repairs to Cape Fear Memorial Bridge deck set to begin
Eastbound lanes heading into Wilmington are anticipated to close as early as Jan. 3, officials say.
Southport-Fort Fisher ferry schedule to change Monday
The Southport-Fort Fisher ferry will operate on a modified, one-boat schedule Monday while a Netflix crew films aboard one of the two boats on the route.
Dare airport to celebrate 80th anniversary with free event
During the Nov. 18 event, there will be vintage and modern aircraft, presentations about the airport’s history, historic reenactments, live music, antique cars, food trucks, vendors and a silent auction
Ramp inspections to alter Bayview-Aurora ferry runs
The schedule change is set for Wednesday, Nov.1, and Thursday, Nov. 2.
Former ferry service director Harold Thomas honored
Harold Thomas, who retired in August as the director of the North Carolina Ferry Division, was honored today with the Outstanding Government Service Award during the Governor’s Awards for Excellence ceremony.
NEW: Knotts Island ferry to run on temporary schedule
UPDATED: The Currituck-Knotts Island ferry will make its early morning and late afternoon school runs Oct. 25-26 but service will be suspended for the rest of the day to allow for a paving project near the Currituck terminal to proceed.
Drivers should expect delays on Oak Island bridge
The Department of Transportation plans to conduct a routine inspection of the N.C. 133 bridge to Oak Island over the Intracoastal Waterway this week.
