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Hatteras-Ocracoke Ferry Route Adds Daily Trips

Posted 5/21/2013 11:39:20 AM

RALEIGH — With the Memorial Holiday weekend and the busy summer tourism season approaching, traffic volume for the N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division is gearing up. To accommodate increased ferry traffic for the Hatteras-Ocracoke route, its summer schedule started early this month. And the schedule expanded again on Tuesday, May 21, with an additional six more trips in each direction. The addition means there will be 36 daily trips in each direction on the ferry system’s busiest route. Even with the increase in trips, there may be times during the holiday weekend where demand exceeds available space on the ferries, so customers may encounter some delays. There will be trips out of Hatteras at 5:15 and 6:15 a.m., then every quarter past the hour from 8:15 a.m. to 9:15 p.m., and 45 minutes past the hour between 7:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. There will also be trips at 10 a.m., and 12:30, 3, 7:30, 8, 10:45 and 11:45 p.m. Ocracoke departure times are at 5, 6:30 and 7:30 a.m., at the top of every hour between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., on the half-hour from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and at 11:15 a.m., 1:45, 4:15, 6:45 and 9:15 p.m., and midnight.  The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry run remains on its alternate longer route, pending additional dredging needed to clear a safe path along the original shorter route. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is responsible for keeping the inlet channel clear, is planning to send a dredging ship to the site to address the problem. Once the shorter route is cleared for use, the Ferry Division is expected to boost the number of trips again in anticipation of the heavy summer volume of traffic. Two other ferry routes serving Ocracoke, from Cedar Island and Swan Quarter, also switched to their busier summer schedule on May 21. For more information travelers can sign-up to receive messages on Twitter by going to www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry or visit the N.C. 12 Facebook page. ***NCDOT***
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Re-opening of NC 12 Means Extra Ferry Runs on the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter Route are Ending

Posted 3/13/2013 11:04:23 AM

MANNS HARBOR – With the re-opening of N.C. 12 this morning, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will discontinue the two extra ferry runs on the Ocracoke–Swan Quarter ferry route that had started this past Monday. The last extra runs take place today.   On Thursday, the ferry route will return to its regular schedule: ·       From Ocracoke to Swan Quarter at 7 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. ·       From Swan Quarter to Ocracoke at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Travelers can call 800-293-3779 (BY-FERRY) and Press 1 for up-to-date ferry information, or sign up to receive tweets on their personal cell phones by going to www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry. ***NCDOT***
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NCDOT Adds Public Hearing in Ocracoke for Ferry Toll Rates

Posted 2/27/2013 4:30:04 PM

RALEIGH — Responding to public requests, the N.C. Department of Transportation has added a third public hearing about proposed toll changes on its ferry routes. The added event will be Wednesday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ocracoke School gym, 120 Schoolhouse Road. The hearings previously announced will be held in Raleigh on March 11 and in Grantsboro on March 18. The hearing involves proposed rate increases on the Southport/Fort Fisher, Swan Quarter/Ocracoke and Cedar Island/Ocracoke routes and the addition of tolls on the Bayview/Aurora and Cherry Branch/Minnesott Beach routes, effective July 1 of this year. A formal presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. Following the presentation, the meeting will be open for statements, questions and comments. Anyone wishing to speak should register to do so at the sign-in table prior to the presentation. The ferry toll hearing will be held the same day as a public meeting in Ocracoke to discuss the long-term solution for the section of N.C. 12 on Pea Island breached by Hurricane Irene in 2011. That meeting is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ocracoke Community Center, at 1009 Irvin Garrish Highway. For more information about the upcoming meeting, contact Jamille Robbins, NCDOT- Human Environment Section, at 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh 27699-1598, (919) 707-6085 or jarobbins@ncdot.gov. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this hearing. Anyone requiring special services should contact Robbins as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made. ***NCDOT***# Ferry
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Update: Cherry Branch Ferry Route to Run Abbreviated Schedule Today

Posted 2/8/2013 3:00:41 PM

MV Frisco experiencing mechanical issues   MANNS HARBOR - Due to mechanical issues with the MV Frisco, the Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach ferry route is running an abbreviated schedule today. The schedule will be: •    Departing Cherry Branch at 5:05 a.m., 5:45, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45, 11:45, 1:15 p.m., 2:15, 3:15 4:15, 5:25, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 and 11:45; and •    Departing Minnesott Beach at 5:25 a.m., 6:10, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15, 11:15, 12:15 p.m., 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45, 10:45 and 12:15 a.m. For further information, call Cherry Branch at (252) 447-1055. NCDOT Ferry updates are available on Twitter@NCDOT_ferry.   ***NCDOT***
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Hatteras Ferry Channel Dredging Update for Feb. 8

Posted 2/8/2013 2:07:08 PM

Hatteras-Ocracoke route remains suspended   MANNS HARBOR – Progress continues to be made on the dredging of the Hatteras ferry channel. Cottrell Contracting was hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to clear the channel so that the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry route can resume. Ferry service has been suspended since Jan. 18 due to shallow channel conditions. The Dredge Richmond ran into equipment and weather-related issues this week, but was able to continue work. A survey is being conducted by the USACE to determine how much progress was made this week. More information will be released as soon as it is obtained. Dredging began in the Hatteras ferry channel Dec. 1, 2012. For more information about the Hatteras ferry route suspension, travelers can sign-up to receive messages on Twitter by going to www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry or visit the N.C. 12 Facebook page.   ***NCDOT***

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