Rodanthe, NC

By Sam Walker, SamWalker OBXNews Oct. 28, 2026 NCDOT plans to begin paving a one-lane detour at the Pea Island Visitor Center on Thursday and still aims to reopen N.C. 12 between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe at noon Friday. Full two-lane service will come later. The department said Wednesday that installing new sandbags […] The post Paving planned Thursday for Pea Island detour; Friday reopening remains goal appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

By Connie Leinbach Thousands of UPS packages bound for Ocracoke residents and businesses are awaiting delivery while NC 12 remains closed between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe. According to sources on Ocracoke, UPS has not authorized its drivers to reach the island via the Swan Quarter ferry and stay overnight—even if residents cover their lodging […] The post Package deliveries partly stopped for Ocracoke appeared first on Ocracoke Observer.

By Sam Walker, SamWalkerOBXNews.com Ocean overwash during Tuesday afternoon’s high tide eroded parts of a newly rebuilt dune near the Pea Island Visitor Center, keeping N.C. 12 closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe with no reopening timetable. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said waves damaged sections of the protective dune crews had […] The post N.C. 12 reopening uncertain as afternoon overwash erodes rebuilt dune on Pea Island appeared first on Ocracoke

The evacuation order applies to visitors in Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras Village