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One lane of NC Highway 12 north of Rodanthe is now open to all traffic. The road had been closed to regular traffic on Hatteras Island because of sand and over wash from last week’s nor’easter.
North Carolina DOT today put stone over the broken pavement of one lane to provide access for all vehicles including trucks and non four wheel drive automobiles. The lane is available 24 hours per day and replaces the temporary four wheel drive route that had been in use since Sunday.
A temporary portable traffic signal will direct vehicles through this one lane section. Motorists should expect slow downs through the area. No parking is permitted in the work zone area 1/2 mile north and south of the one lane portion.
The emergency ferry service established from Stumpy Point to Rodanthe ends today (November 17th). All ferry routes resume their normal schedules, and tolls and reservations will be reinstated Wednesday, November 18. For further information on ferry operations, visit www.ncferry.org or call 1-800-293-3779 (1-800-BY-FERRY)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore ORV Brochure Released May 29, 2008
Regulations and Requirements for Off-Road Vehicles
OUTER BANKS, NC
Click for an updated version of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Off-Road Vehicle brochure that summarizes the current regulations and
requirements. This brochure will be used until the National Park Service,
working with partner organizations, can develop a new, full-color ORV
driving brochure based on the current requirements, including those
implemented as a result of the consent decree.
Outer Banks JobBank FREE Jobs Service
Announced April 2009
RAI Announcement
Contact: RAI
Additional Information: info@eastcarolina.net
RAI URL: http://www.eastcarolina.net
JobBank URL: http://www.obxJobBank.com
The Outer Banks JobBank Service ... Search for Jobs, Create your Resume, Print it or Send to potential Outer Banks Employers on-line ... return and update it at anytime. This is a FREE service for both Employers and Job Seekers. Outer Banks Employers can Register on-line and List available positions anytime!
NC Coastal Recreational Fishing License Required on the Outer Banks
Staff Report FACTS
OUTER BANKS, NC
North Carolina’s Coastal Recreational Fishing License (CRFL), administered by the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), was effective Jan. 1, 2007. This license can be purchased on a 10-day, annual or lifetime basis, or combined with a variety of licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) .
Requirements
This license allows recreational fishermen to harvest finfish for personal consumption; finfish harvested under this license cannot be sold. Fishermen using this license are held to the state’s recreational size and possession limits. This license cannot be assigned or transferred and is required for ANY type of recreational finfish harvest not included under the Recreational Commercial Gear License. Fishermen holding the CRFL are required to comply with all DMF sampling and survey programs.
The license is required to recreationally harvest finfish in the state’s Coastal Fishing Waters, which include sounds, coastal rivers and their tributaries, out to three miles in the ocean. Recreational anglers who catch fish in the Exclusive Economic Zone (3 miles – 200 miles offshore) will be required to have this license to land fish in state waters. Fishing in Joint Waters (areas managed by both the Marine Fisheries and the Wildlife Resources commissions) will require either the CRFL or a WRC inland fishing license.
Exemptions
Individuals under16 years of age.
Individuals who purchase any of the following WRC licenses prior to Jan. 1, 2006:
· All categories of Lifetime Sportsman licenses;
· Lifetime Resident Comprehensive Fishing License;
· Lifetime Combination Hunting and Fishing License for Disabled Resident Sportsman;
· Disabled Resident Sportsman;
· Lifetime Fishing License for the Legally Blind; and
· Adult Care Home Resident Fishing License.
Blanket Licenses
For-hire vessels and ocean fishing piers have the option to purchase a blanket license to cover their fishing patrons.
Waivers
A free license waiver will be available for subsistence anglers from their local Department of Social Services.
Sales Agents
The new license will be available from WRC license agents
throughout the state and at any DMF office. The number of license agents will be increased in coastal areas.
Marine Resources Funds
Proceeds from the sale of this license will go into two marine resources funds managed by the state’s Marine Fisheries and Wildlife Resources commissions. Revenues must be used to manage, protect, restore, develop, cultivate, conserve and/or enhance North Carolina’s marine resources.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has activated its Traveler Management Information System in Currituck and Dare Counties. The system consists of 21 cameras placed along highway 158 and is supplemented by 2 more cameras placed on Hatteras Island by Dare County.
The two cameras on Hatteras Island are placed in Hatteras Village and in Rodanthe (Mirlo Beach) at the S-curves. Visitors may click on any camera in the system to receive instant images.
Traffic Cameras Dare and Currituck Counties
maintained by NCDOT, Dare County & Oregon Inlet Fishing Center
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