Hurricane Erin leaves Outer Banks highway
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North Carolina Department of Transportation crews are working around the clock to remove water and sand from North Carolina Highway 12. For now, the road remains closed, with no timeline on when it might reopen.
OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WITN) - Though Erin is moving away from the NC coast, its impacts are still lingering and keeping parts of the Outer Banks’ major highway closed. Hwy 12 will stay closed at the Marc Basnight Bridge and on the north end of Ocracoke at this time.
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'We're running out of beach': NC Highway 12 closed as Outer Banks braces for Hurricane Erin
More than 1,000 people left the Outer Banks on Monday. During high tide on Tuesday evening, waves crashed against Buxton homes and hotels, and more of the same is expected to happen on Wednesday. Local authorities blocked off part of N.C. Highway 12 ...
As Hurricane Erin makes its way northeast, further away from North Carolina's coast, its impacts will continue linger in the Outer Banks, especially during early morning high tides. Dare County officials said that the barriers at the Marc Basnight Bridge of NC-12 could be taken down as soon as Friday,
DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - This morning’s high tide brought some sand and standing water onto the Outer Banks’ major highway, but not enough to shut down roads yet. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, many areas along Highway 12 are still passable, despite overwash bringing sand onto the roadways.
NCDOT officials said “given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won’t be enough” to keep NC 12 from flooding at the Outer Banks.
A UNC-led study says decades of road protection efforts may be accelerating erosion and putting the Outer Banks at greater risk.