NCDOT ferry system resumed boat schedules for Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke on Oct. 10 | Stock Photo
NCDOT ferry system resumed boat schedules for Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke on Oct. 10 | Stock Photo
The North Carolina Department of Transportation resumed a full three-boat route on Oct. 10 after completing a dredging project.
The U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers led the dredging project in the Bigfoot Slough area of Pamlico Sound, the Department of Transportation said in an Oct. 9 release.
With the project finished, the Pamlico Sound ferry system resumed its full schedule between Swan Quarter, Cedar Island and Ocracoke, the department said in the release. These will be in effect as long as the water depths in Bigfoot Slough are stable throughout the off-season months.
The full schedule, the department said, includes:
- Swan Quarter to Ocracoke: 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Ocracoke to Swan Quarter: 7 a.m., 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
- Cedar Island to Ocracoke: 7:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Ocracoke to Cedar Island: 7:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.