New Beach Road and Ramp Completed on Hatteras Island
The new beach road referred to as the new Inside Road and a new ramp has been completed the NPS has just announced. The new Inside Road is located behind the beach dune line in the Frisco area of Hatteras Island. The new beach road is 4 miles long and connects Ramp 49 with Ramp 44. Also a new ramp, Ramp 48, has been completed. The newest ramp is located about a mile up the beach from Ramp 49 towards Buxton. This additional ramp will allow beach access in the event a turtle nest causes a beach closure along that stretch of beach in Frisco during the summer. These new projects were paid by using the fees from the ORV permit the Park Services implemented a few years ago.
The next project by the NPS for the Outer Banks is the construction of a new ramp on Ocracoke Island. The new ramp, Ramp 63, will be located about 3 miles south of the ferry terminal on Ocracoke Island. The Park Service hopes to have Ramp 63 ready by late spring or early summer.
