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Outer Banks, N.C.: Board seeks delay on ferry tolls

Ferry boat crossing open water under cloudy skies

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — For Outer Banks travelers, the N.C. Board of Transportation on Thursday asked the General Assembly to delay new statewide ferry tolls until at least April 1, 2027, while NCDOT presented proposed rates that would end free rides on key coastal routes. State budget language requires the North Carolina Department of Transportation

Outer Banks, N.C.: NC-12 fully reopens at Pea Island

Coastal highway stretching toward the horizon

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — On the Outer Banks, N.C. Highway 12 is now fully reopened near the Pea Island Visitor Center after NCDOT crews finished rebuilding protective sand dunes, ending intermittent traffic stops, the department said Thursday, Oct. 8. NCDOT stated that NC-12 is now fully reopened and that crews rebuilt the protective sand dunes