02/07/2026
Cottrell Contracting, the Army Corps contractor for dredging the navigation channels serving Ocracoke will arrive next week and begin dredging in Bigfoot Slough 2.14.26 to 3.7.26. They will then pivot to Hatteras Ferry Channel 3.13.26 to 2.23.26, finishing up in Rollinson Channel 3.23.26 to 3.29.26 and 4.4.26 to 5.10.26. Recall that Sloop Channel (Hatteras Ferry Channel) is being dredged to 10' deep and 200' wide to eliminate the zig-zag section at the sound-end of the channel and allowing ferries to pass each other.