This Week at NCDOT: Drone Safety and Blackbeard’s Flag on Ferries by RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Drone Safety and Summit As more people get outside, usage of Unmanned Aerial Systems, or … Read more
Blackbeard’s Flag to Fly on NC Ferries This Season by (Manns Harbor) – Ahoy, mateys! If ye be sailing for Ocracoke or Bath this year, be prepared to do so under the black flag of the dreaded pirate Blackbeard. The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has teamed up with the NCDOT’s Ferry … Read more
NC Ferries Evacuating Ocracoke Guests in Advance of Hermine by (Ocracoke) – As Hurricane Hermine approaches, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is assisting with the evacuation of non-residents from Ocracoke Island. Hyde County issued a mandatory evacuation order for island visitors on Thursday afternoon. Only residents, homeowners or vendors with an Ocracoke re-entry … Read more