NC 12 returns to seasonal speed limits

Published 7:53 am Sunday, May 18, 2025

: Speed limits along several sections of NC 12 have been lowered, including in Rodanthe. Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy file photo

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North Carolina Department of Transportation crews changed speed limit signs May 15 to reflect lower speed limits along sections of N.C. 12 in parts of Currituck and Dare counties.

NCDOT has been reducing speed limits on several sections of N.C. 12 to improve safety during the area’s peak travel season, noted a news release from NCDOT.

On Thursday, the speed limits in areas through the tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves and Salvo, as well as in Avon, Corolla and Frisco, were lowered to 35 mph from the off-season speed limit of 45 mph. Seasonal speed limit reductions also returned in areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, such as the area near the Haulover Parking Lot south of Avon.

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Off-season speed limits will return on Sept. 15.

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