NC 12 reopens along Ocracoke after overwash, flooding
For weeks heavy rain and ocean waters have pummeled N.C. Highway 12. Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation said the flooding could only get worse.
SUMMER, WHICH COULD LEAD TO
BIG CHANGES RIGHT BEFORE THE
MIDTERM HIGHWAY. 12 JUST OPENED
IN THE LAST HOUR ON OCRACOKE
AFTER FLOODING FROM THE
NOR'EASTER THIS PAST WEEKEND.
AND C 12 IS NOT A STRANGER WHEN
IT COMES TO CLOSURES AND OVER
WASHING FLOODING IN.
>> WE COVERED. WE COVERED OFTEN
NC DOT SPOKESPERSON JAMIE
KREUTZER SAYS SEASONS LIKE THIS
HAVE BECOME FAMILIAR TERRITORY
IN THE PAST DECADE OR SO.
>> WE ARE FACED WITH A CLIMATE,
THE CHANGES THAT ARE BRINGING
US MORE SEVERE STORMS. MORE
FREQUENTLY. THEY'RE HERE.
THEY'RE HERE TO STAY. SO IT'S
IT'S CERTAINLY SOME HARD
DISCUSSIONS ARE BEING HAD
ABOUT. HOW DO WE BUILD OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE SO THESE
RESILIENT?
>> CHRYSLER SAYS THERE ARE
STUDIES ONGOING LOOKING AT THE
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