Discover the World Famous North Carolina Outer Banks
The Rodanthe beach nourishment is well underway on the beaches of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks. If you are at the Outer Banks it would be worth a drive to Rodanthe to see all the action. The NCDOT is working with the Army Corps and Great Lakes Dredging Company to provide news and … Read more
A drowning at Outer Banks occurred this week. A visitor on Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks drowned on Monday July, 28, 2014. The 51 year old man from Canada drowned off the beach of Salvo shortly after noon. He was reportedly snorkeling about 30 feet from shore when apparently waved for help. Two bystanders … Read more
The NCDOT NC 12 facebook page report that the Rodanthe beach nourishment project is almost ready to start pumping sand to widen the beaches at that location. They have been setting up equipment and dredge pipes for a couple of weeks and will now start pumping the sand onto the beach. The work area is … Read more
Work on Highway 12 and Bonner Bridge will be taking place for the next 3 weeks. Repairs are needed for damage caused by Hurricane Arthur on July 3-4, 2014. The NCDOT will be making repairs to the part of the highway that buckled at the Pea Island area of Hatteras Island. The Bonner Bridge will … Read more
Scotty McCreery’s latest video to his new song “Feelin’ It” was shot at the North Carolina Outer Banks. His new song about summer fun with friends at the beach features the Bodie Island Lighthouse, cruising down Highway 12, dancing under Jeanette’s Pier, frolicking in the sound and stopping for ice cream at Dune Burger. The … Read more
Last night the NCDOT opened Highway 12 open to 2 way traffic on the temporary bridge at Pea Island on Hatteras Island. The bridge was one lane traffic with a stop light after Hurricane Arthur caused problems at the site. Now all is back to normal with 2 lanes open and traffic flowing well down … Read more
Hurricane Arthur 2014 is retreating fast.The southern Outer Banks (the Crystal Coast) fared very well. The northern Outer Banks did better than expected. Some beach erosion, sand and overwash on the roads, and soundside flooding. Bonner Bridge remains closed until deemed safe to cross. Power outages for many. No loss of life! Sand and sound … Read more
The award wining and popular outdoor drama The Lost Colony starts the 2014 summer season at the Outer Banks on May 30 this year and runs until August 22, 2014. The outdoor drama is the story of the first attempt by an English settlement in 1587 to settle in the New World and then vanished … Read more
Beach travelers headed to the North Carolina Outer Banks have good news. Wright Memorial Bridge has been reopened to both lanes of traffic. Work on the bridge started last fall causing lane closures during the winter months. Now as promised, all lanes are open just in time for Memorial Day and the summer influx of … Read more
Ferry terminals on Hatteras and Ocracoke get new traffic cameras to check traffic and wait time. The NCDOT put a cameras at each of the ferry terminals, one on Hatteras Island and one on Ocracoke Island. Two other cameras will show traffic on Highway 12 in two separte areas on Ocracoke to monitor traffic and highway … Read more
