Lower, seasonal speed limits in effect along areas of the Outer Banks

As peak travel season on the Outer Banks approaches, the N.C. Department of Transportation crews are changing speed limit signs to reflect lower speed limits along sections of N.C. 12 in parts of Currituck and Dare counties.

On May 15, 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 will also return in areas of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, such as the area near the Haulover Parking Lot south of Avon.

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

Off-season speed limits will return on Sept. 16.