(Dare) -- Re-Entry for Hatteras Island Residents, with proper identification, begins at 12:00 PM in Labor Day. Residents must present a driver’s license showing a local address for one of the Hatteras Island Villages.

The re-entry applies to residents in all Hatteras Island Villages and will supersede the previously announced staged re-entry by village with alphabetically based boarding times.  However, residents of Hatteras Village that were scheduled for staged re-entry prior to 12:00 noon Monday will be accommodated as planned.

The expanded re-entry for residents is possible due to the progress that has been made restoring vital services and infrastructure throughout all the villages of the island.

Although the Ferry Division will be operating multiple ferry lines to accommodate the re-entry effort, everyone is asked to please be patient during the re-entry process as long lines are anticipated.

The resident re-entry for all Hatteras Island Villages will board at the NCDOT ferry dock in Stumpy Point, on the Dare County Mainland.  For ferry schedule information, call the NCDOT Ferry Division at 1-800-BY-FERRY.

Monday's resident re-entry also includes insurance adjusters with proper identification.