Groups Call on N. C. to Build Safer Route after Sea Reclaims Outer Banks Highway

Six conservation groups today called on the North Carolina Department of Transportation to build a safer, less-exposed emergency route for Outer Banks residents and tourists that is not dependent on the section of Highway 12 in Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge which was washed out last week during the remnants of tropical storm Ida. More information is available in the news release.