The folks with the NCDOT certainly earned their paycheck this week... Highway 12 at Pea Island opened earlier this afternoon and traffic is moving north.
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The temporary ferry is departing Rodanthe on Tuesday afternoon and its not full... A clear sign that Highway 12 is now open at Pea Island.
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Traffic is flowing again northbound on Highway 12. NCDOT opened the road to northbound traffic at 3pm on Tuesday.

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NCDOT is almost ready to allow northbound traffic on Highway 12 at Pea Island...
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NCDOT now saying Highway 12, one northbound lane only, will be open at 3pm on Tuesday...
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NC 12 expected to reopen to one-way traffic this afternoon; ahead of schedule
While some ferry service has resumed, under Dare County's current entry restrictions, visitors are not allowed on ferries headed to Rodanthe or Hatteras. #OBX www.wral.com/news/state/s...

NCDOT continues work along Highway 12 at Pea Island on Tuesday morning...
The plan is for one lane of the road to be open on Wednesday for north flowing traffic.
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#OBX nor’easter left an island and a baby pool.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Seabirds with an alternate theme of #Airborne #wildlife #nature #photography #birds #birdsinflight #OBX

State of emergency declared for Hatteras Island
A state of emergency is in effect after damage closed N.C. Highway 12, cutting off road access to Hatteras Island. #OBX www.wral.com/news/state/s...

Wind still 40 knots at Rodanthe, but the northeaster has moved north. #OBX #ncwx

Mother Nature...
"I tore up the road, now I'm going to just dump a lot of sand over it..."
Adding insult to injury...
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NCDOT crews have gotten the dune built back in the "Canal Zone"...
Impressive work...
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I knew this storm would cause some issues along this part of Highway 12 but I never imagined it would cause this magnitude of damage...
You have to wonder if this event will lead to a bridge in this area.
Sounds like a good idea about right now.
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Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island is not fairing much better this morning... The road is now closed from the northern Ferry Terminal to the Pony Pens, just south of Ramp 63.
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Meanwhile in the "Canal Zone" just south of the Basnight Bridge...
The road appears intact but there is a lot of sand covering it and the ocean just doesn't want to give the NCDOT a break there.
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The Friday morning view from the NCDOT Camera at Pea Island...
Just from that view, looks like a large section of Highway 12 is damaged in that area; lots of cracks and buckling.
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A massive Nor'easter is hammering the East Coast today through Saturday! From rapid development on the GOES-East satellite to 40-60+ mph wind gusts on the HRRR forecast, this system is a beast. Here is a full breakdown of the True Color satellite, water vapor, and weekend wind gusts. #obx

Friday morning's high tide again overwashed sections of N.C. Highway 12 at the Outer Banks south of Oregon Inlet and on Ocracoke. (NCDOT images) #ncwx #obx #WeatherOnthe1s