why not toll road.

....because there is no alternative route. Did you read any of the previous posts?

Show me someone that actually owns land on Hatteras that is not wealthy.

....what does owning the land have to do with it, rent or own, they still live there and have to get to work .

If the State was concerned about tourism then all the Outer Banks would have been turned into Park Property so all could enjoy.

...trust me , you do NOT want that. NPS is trying their best to deny access to the beaches for all now in the their part now.

Just fix their road. As citizens of North Carolina they have just as much right to have their road fixed as any other citizen. What about when mud slides and rock slides destroy mountain roads,everytime there is a big rain or road that have a sinkhole show up in the middle of the night. Quit whinning, just because you don't live there.

A lot of money for a road that has an average daily traffic much less than other areas in the state that have traffic conjestion on a daily basis--- why not toll road. I seriously doubt that the tax revenue off rentals and other business for this area would ever come close to ammortizing the construction cost along with the yearly maintenance funds used on this road.

That a small handful will benefit is secondary. Those of you who think the only folks out there are rich landowners are really uninformed. btneast - You sir are the one that is uninformed. Show me someone that actually owns land on Hatteras that is not wealthy. There may be a few but not many. I have Barrier Island property and I am opposed to more Gov. handouts, which is what this road is. If the State was concerned about tourism then all the Outer Banks would have been turned into Park Property so all could enjoy. The last time I checked this Country is going broke and tauting a shutdown, our State not much better. Your grandkids and mine will be paying for our mistakes.

While no doubt it will enrich some, it will drain the pockets of tax payers

...not sure how building a bridge will enrich some, other than making it easier to access for renters. The purpose of the road is to maintain the tourism dollars to the state. That a small handful will benefit is secondary. Those of you who think the only folks out there are rich landowners are really uninformed.

Let the private interests that benefit fund the project in its entirety. Surely the "privateers" that live there would agree - get the government out of the business of building a road on a barrier island of shifting sand.

You are already paying for it just by buying a gallon of gasoline while you drive on those highways, or buy that new car! Get used to it!

"The tax revenue generated by tourism dollars on Hatteras Island far outweighs the cost of maintaining the road'

he initial price tag for any of these ideas is over 200 million...the area served is just a small part of the outer banks. While no doubt it will enrich some, it will drain the pockets of tax payers.

Those that trace their ancestory back to the 1800s What kids of rad was on the island then and how did they get to the island i bet they took a boat and that is what they need to do now . whatever you build on shifting sand is going to keep on shifting

Let the private interests that benefit fund the project in its entirety. Surely the "privateers" that live there would agree - get the government out of the business of building a road on a barrier island of shifting sand.

While we're at it - get rid of the FEMA funded, underpriced [read: subsidized] wind and flood insurance business. I'm quite sure coastal homeowners would be willing to pay fair market value for insurance to avoid the blemish of a "handout".

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