DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) — Two days after Hurricane Erin arrived on the NC coast in the Atlantic, state officials are beginning to reopen roads closed from the storm's flooding.

According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, county officials along N.C. Highway 12 announced a re-entry guideline for Hatteras Island that began Saturday at noon to allow traffic on the beach's road.

Damages from Hurricane Erin caused NC 12 to close at the Basnight Bridge. Dare County officials said there was major ocean overwash, prompting the road closure.

"This staged reentry process enables those who live on Hatteras Island to return to their residences—and for those who own property on Hatteras Island to check their homes before visitors are permitted to return," officials with Dare County

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