N.C. 12 on Pea Island is expected to reopen to two-way traffic Saturday, restoring full road access to Hatteras Island after emergency repairs from a Sept. 24 nor'easter. Read More

Northbound lanes on NC Highway 12 in Pea Island are set to reopen Wednesday morning after weekend storm damage cut off traffic along the OBX coast. Read More

The North Carolina Department of Transportation will be reopening N.C. 12 on the north end of Ocracoke Island at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. As a result, ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke will resume ... Read More

As of 3:15 p.m., the North Carolina Department of Transportation says Highway 12 between Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe is back open. Read More

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WITN) - Highway 12 in Dare and Hyde counties remains closed due to major ocean overwash. Highway 12 is closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe. It's also closed on the ... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) - Some Outer Banks flooding was seen Tuesday and crews worked to improve dunes along the key coastal island highway against impacts from Hurricane Erin. The North Carolina ... Read More

Hurricane Erin could bring gusty winds and flooding tides which could wash out portions of the highway that connect North Carolina Outer Banks by midweek. Read More

90-year-old John Casey was a passenger in the vehicle and wasn't wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. He was taken to the hospital, where he eventually succumbed to his injuries. Read More

Every Tuesday throughout the summer a guest lecturer will come in and speak about their topic relating to the Outer Banks. Be it local families, foods, lifestyles, shipwrecks, pirates, or lost ... Read More

But the fix is only temporary as the state looks for a long-term solution for keeping N.C. 12 passable through the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge during and after storms. Read More

On Monday, October 7, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) began a roughly seven-month-long project to replace the aging Slash Creek Bridge on N.C. Highway 12 in Hatteras Village. Read More

Another beachfront home has fallen into the Atlantic Ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks - the seventh in ... Ocean over wash was reported along highway NC 12 at the north end of Ocracoke Island, ... Read More

You don't need to sit in traffic: The Ministry of Transportation has scheduled 10 closures in Durham on April 15, 2023 for roadwork on Highway 12, Highway 35 / 115, Highway 401 and Highway 412. Read More

As I drove north on Highway 12, the scenery along the two-lane paved road transitioned from a tidal red cedar forest with patches of tall pine trees to salt marsh and towering sand dunes. My ... Read More