A section of Buxton Beach, North Carolina, is still closed more than a month after petroleum contamination prompted a “precautionary public health advisory."
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The only highway on Ocracoke Island has been closed since March 22 due to ocean overwash flooding, and will remain shut down until at least Saturday, NCDOT says.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore has expanded the area of beach closure near Buxton Beach Access from about two-tenths of a mile to approximately three-tenths of a mile following staff observations of “petroleum odors and sheen on the ocean water.”