Ready to stick a fork in Hatteras Island road
Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 23:30
in Earth & Climate
As crews wrap up work on the hurricane-battered highway, some are calling North Carolina's efforts to keep rebuilding the exposed road on the unstable barrier island a huge waste of time and money.Six weeks after Hurricane Irene severed the only road to Hatteras Island, North Carolina's long struggle to reconnect the barrier island's 3,300 stranded residents to the mainland is almost over. The badly battered Highway 12 is finally due to reopen early this week.
