NC officials: Highway 12 on Hatteras still closed

NC officials: Highway 12 on Hatteras still closed (Added: September 03, 2010)

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By: By TOM BREEN Associated Press Writer | WNCT
Published: September 03, 2010
Updated: September 03, 2010 - 12:53 PM

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      NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina officials say the two-lane highway on an Outer Banks island will remain closed at least through Friday as workers clear sand that Hurricane Earl dumped on the road.
      Transportation Department engineer Jerry Jennings said Friday the sand is as deep as 3 feet on some stretches of N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe, a village on Hatteras Island. He says officials hope to reopen the island road by Saturday but can't promise that will happen.
      Jennings said at a news conference that officials will know more after the Friday afternoon high tide, expected about 3 p.m. He says conditions could have been much worse had pavement been damaged.
      Many people had fled Hatteras Island before the storm hit, but some residents remained in homes and hotels.

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