<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2vXwUe_1Gx0jelZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2vXwUe_1Gx0jelZ00" width="728" height="485" ></figure>NCDOT plans for NC12 include moving the road, longer-range solutionsUpdate: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service invite the public to provide input on the NCDOT’s proposal to realign a section of N.C. Highway 12 near the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center.Public comments will be accepted from Nov. 10 through Nov. 24.The USFWS has received a right-of-way application from NCDOT to move approximately 3,000 feet of highway about 150 feet west of its current alignment. The proposed realignment would require demolition and reconstruction or relocation of the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, the NPS managed restroom facility and wastewater system, and associated parking areas.Under the proposal, the visitor center and restroom facility would be reconstructed or relocated to an alternate site nearby. A small parking area would remain near the existing visitor center to allow for access to the North Pond Wildlife Trail and Refuge impoundments.Project information and instructions for submitting comments are available on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment website.Additionally, public comments may be submitted via email to alligatorriver@fws.gov or by mail to P.O. Box 1969, Manteo, NC 27954.*****NCDOT plans for NC12 include moving the road, longer-range solutionsThe North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has released on update on the current work being done on NC 12 in the wake of the recent nor-easter as well as longer-rang plans for preserving the highway.<blockquote>Short termCrews have started installing sandbags along a 1,600-foot section of N.C. 12 at the Pea Island Visitor Center. The section of road was heavily damaged during a nor’easter last month.The sandbags, each 15 feet long, are designed to deter the undermining of the roadway that can damage pavement. Work started on Friday, Nov. 6 and is expected to take about four weeks as crews plan to install about 1,100 sandbags. Once that process is complete, crews will begin work to pave a second lane on the highway to restore N.C. 12 to full two-lane access in the area. N.C. 12 is currently open along the damaged corridor with a one-lane detour controlled by automated signals.Medium TermNCDOT is pursuing a road realignment near the Pea Island Visitor Center that would shift approximately 3,300 feet of N.C. 12 as much as 180 feet to the west while constructing a protective dune along the current alignment. This proposed realignment would substantially reduce emergency repair needs and improve reliable access for Outer Banks communities.The proposed realignment would require relocating or replacing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s visitor center in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, securing a new roadway easement and completing permitting. NCDOT is prepared to advertise the project for bidding as soon as permitting and land transfer negotiations allow.In response to a Voice inquiry, NCDOT spokesman Tim Hass said there is no current estimated timeline for the realignment, until the necessary permits and easement are approved.Long TermThe department and its federal and local partners are working on a plan to improve reliable, long-term access along N.C. 12 that includes the area that’s currently under repair. The goal of the Solving Access for N.C. 12 in Dare County, or SAND, program is to identify improvements that will reduce travel disruptions on an 11-mile corridor from the Marc Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe. Public feedback has been an important part of the SAND process, and next week NCDOT and the Federal Highway Administration will host three public meetings Nov. 17-19. The SAND plan, which is funded through a federal grant, is scheduled for completion next summer.</blockquote>*****</div></body>

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