A year after Florence, NC's Crystal Coast still struggles to recover

NORTH CAROLINA — It's been more than a year since Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, leaving a path of destruction in Emerald Isle.

There are a number of repair projects that still haven't started. Among them, many of the parks and ocean access points.

The storm also caused extensive damage to the iconic pier.

"There's a 230-foot pier that has to be demolished and reconstructed ," Alesia Sanderson from Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation said. "A six by ten dock, a kayak launch, everything's going to have to be completely rebuilt."

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The town is now accepting bids for the remaining projects.

They hope to have most of the repairs done before tourism season next year.

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