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Coastal Review Published August 07

Officials plan public meetings to address new ferry tolls

The 2026 budget mandates that NCDOT begin collecting tolls for the currently free Currituck-Knotts Island, Bayview-Aurora, Hatteras-Ocracoke and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach ferries by Jan. 1, 2027.

Coastal Review Published August 04

‘There’s no way’: Hanig decries rationale, rush to toll ferries

Sen. Bobby Hanig says the Jan. 1 deadline is impossible, but legislative leaders have so far refused to budge on the date by which the Ferry Division must implement tolling for the four state ferries that now are free to ride.

Coastal Review Published July 24

Outer Banks organization asks lawmakers to delay ferry tolls

Pushing the North Carolina Ferry Division's deadline to enforce toll fees at all of its ferry routes by one year would give officials the time they will need to develop, test and deploy a new collection system, the Ocracoke Access Alliance says.