NC 12 Near Rodanthe: After Irene and Now

Here's what NC 12 near the town of Rodanthe looked like after Hurricane Irene came calling:

And here's what it looks like now, since work started on repairing the dunes and laying in the road bed:

Here's what it looks like on the ground, as the work to repair the area of NC12 known as the "S-Curves" continues:

 See all today's photos from the ground on our Flickr site.


Thanks to our Photogrammetry Unit for the cool aerial photos.  What's "photogrammetry?" Here's a video with the 4-1-1: