N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island reopens

N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island reopens

N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke Island has reopened as of 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry service has also resumed. On Hatteras Island, N.C. Highway 12 remains open, though drivers may encounter sand and standing water on the roadway, especially north of Hatteras Village, in the Tri-Villages area, and on Pea Island. Roughly six inche…