Tag: Outer Banks

Legislative quandary: Paying for the ferry system

Among the many questions that’s hanging fire amid the House-Senate budget deadlock is the future of North Carolina’s coastal ferry system. The chambers roughly settled on a package of capital aid for the system, the Fiscal Research Division’s Aaron Cornell told members of the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight committee earlier this month. Senators proposed giving […]

Written by on March 9, 2026

McCrory-era policy a roadblock to N.C. 12 work

Keeping N.C. 12 open along the Outer Banks is a constant battle with Mother Nature — and, apparently, with former Gov. Pat McCrory’s legacy. N.C. Department of Transportation engineers say they’ve spent $94.2 million over the last 15 years or so cleaning sand off the road or repairing storm damage after hurricanes, nor’easters and lesser […]

Written by on March 6, 2026