OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) – A stretch of E. Oak Island Drive will soon have a lower speed limit after state transportation officials approved reducing it to 35 mph.
The Oak Island Police Department said NCDOT notified the department on Oct. 14 that it had given final approval for a speed limit change request covering E. Oak Island Drive from 38th Street to 19th Street.
Low-speed vehicles will remain prohibited in that area. The change does not affect any other sections of E. Oak Island Drive…