DARE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Joint Information Center
Phone: 252-475-5655 Web: www.darecountyem.com Twitter: @DareCoEM

July 5, 2014 11:00 a.m.

The Dare County Control Group has determined that conditions will allow for a staged reentry process for all areas south of Oregon Inlet beginning this afternoon. This includes access for the villages of Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, and Hatteras Village.

Permanent residents and essential personnel of critical businesses will be allowed entry to Hatteras Island at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 5.

• Permanent residents must present a valid NC driver’s license with a Hatteras Island address.
• Essential personnel for critical businesses must present the permit they were issued by their employer who met the stringent essential business criteria as established by Emergency Management. Please keep in mind that no re-entry passes are issued by Emergency Management during the reentry process.

The entry of permanent residents and essential personnel will help provide the infrastructure needed to fully restore all services to Hatteras Island. As soon as access can be provided to everyone an announcement will be made.

CAPE HATTERAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative continues to restore outages on Hatteras Island today. Lee Electrical Construction crews is working to straighten six leaning transmission poles in the Pea Island area. Additional line crews from Edgecombe Martin Electric Membership Corporation arrived on the island this morning to assist with restoration efforts.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Cape Facilities in the northern end of the national parks that have returned to normal hours of operation include:

Wright Brothers National Memorial; the Visitor Center and all grounds
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site; the Visitor Center, all grounds but downed trees remain on many of the trails
Bodie Island Lighthouse and Bodie Island Visitor Center
Oregon Inlet Campground
Ramp 4 is open to Off-Road Vehicle use
Coquina Beach Bathhouse and Lifeguard operation
Coquina Beach Off-Road Vehicle Permit office

Areas that remain closed or only partially opened:

Many facilities on Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island remain closed due to access and electrical needs. A few areas have opened to accommodate visitors already on the islands. Those facilities include:

Cape Hatteras Buxton Visitor Center and grounds surrounding the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse – (the Lighthouse remains closed to climbing)
Buxton Lighthouse Beach Lifeguard operation
Hatteras Island Off-Road Vehicle Ramps open include: Ramp 27, 30,38,43,44, 49, 55
Ocracoke Island Off-Road Vehicle Ramp 70 and south is open