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More Outer Banks bridge news. Construction on a permanent Pea Hill bridge has begun on Hatteras Island at the Outer Banks to replace the temporary bridge on Highway 12. The new bridge is a 2.1 mile long bridge that will cost $79.7 million. It will be built next to the temporary bridge that was quickly … Read more
3/1/14 Update: The NCDOT has reopened Highway 12 in Frisco to traffic. Gravel was put down so traffic could resume. In a few weeks the NCDOT will put down asphalt at the site. This spring Highway 12 will be resurfaced. A planned Highway 12 NC closure starts Friday 2/28/14 for Highway 12 NC on Hatteras … Read more
A planned Highway 12 closure is coming at the end of this month. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island at the NC Outer Banks will be closed for the weekend for road work starting Friday Feb. 28 at 7:00pm. No detour will be available, the highway will be completely closed down. No detour will be available. … Read more
In 1999 when the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was moved the stones that held up the lighthouse were engraved with the names of the light keepers and then placed in a circle at the site of the original location. Over the years and after multiple storms the engraved stones are now almost completely under sand and most are … Read more
The Outer Banks got a rare winter snow fall this week. The islands of Hatteras and Ocracoke got 1/2- 1 ” of snow while further north Manteo and Nags Head got 4-6 “. Even further north Duck and Southern Shores got 7” of snow. While the Outer Banks has gotten snow in the past this … Read more
The 2nd Annual Hatteras Storytelling Festival is May 2-4, 2014 this year. This year some of the storyteller will be Clyde Edgerton, Bland Simpson, Kevin Duffus, and James Charlet just to name a few. Along with the storytelling will be music by Nu-Blue and Banjo Island featuring bluegrass. For more info on this fun event … Read more
The Outer Banks Taste of the Beach 2014 is March 13-16, 2014. This is a 4 day events and is a food and wind festival put on by the Outer Banks Restaurant Association. It’s a great way to sample the fare of many of the fine restaurants on the Outer Banks. Their website reads “this fun … Read more
The National Geographic Channel show Wicked Tuna will soon start filming a spinoff to be called Wicked Tuna:North vs. South. The spinoff will be filmed off the NC coast of the Outer Banks. The North will be some of the New England captains and the South will be captains from the south that fish the southern … Read more
