Pittsboro, NC – About 90 roads are impassable in Randolph and Chatham counties due to downed trees and power lines from Tropical Storm Michael. Maintenance crews for the N.C. Department of Transportation are cutting up trees and shoving them off…
Raleigh, NC – Hurricane Florence devastated parts of North Carolina with unprecedented flooding and road closures, but this week brought some positive news. Sections of Interstates 95 and 40, which were closed for about a week, reopened, as did other…
Fayetteville, NC – At 6:40 p.m. on Sunday, Debroah Leonard’s phone lit up with an urgent text message: “Division 6 is mobilizing to open I-95.” Leonard is the safety engineer for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division 4 based in…
Pittsboro, NC – A smoother ride is coming to stretches of four highways and 32 secondary roads in Chatham County. The N.C. Department of Transportation recently awarded a $10.8 million contract to S.T. Wooten Corp. of Wilson for the work. The…
Raleigh, NC – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured inNCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Advanced Driver-Assistance Technology The N.C. Turnpike Authority recently tested a vehicle with advanced…
Pittsboro, NC – At Monday evening’s Pittsboro Town Board meeting, a developer is proposing to rezone 91.37 acres along the western side of US 15-501 North – from just north of the US 64 Bypass up to the entrance of Northwood…
Siler City, NC – State transportation officials have proposed upgrading most of U.S. 64 in Siler City by adding a median, sidewalks and crosswalks. NCDOT is seeking public feedback on the proposal for enhancing the five-lane stretch of U.S. 64…
Raleigh, NC – To aid with Hurricane Irma evacuations, starting Friday night at 7 p.m., NCDOT will suspend road work and lane closures on major highways that would impact traffic flow. An exception to the lane closure plan is on…
Raleigh, NC – The Shaddox Creek Bridge on Corinth Road in Chatham County will be replaced, thanks to a $1.6 million contract awarded by N.C. Department of Transportation. The contractor, Smith-Rowe, LLC of Mount Airy, will replace the 65-year old…
by Brian Balfour Raleigh, NC – We hear dire warnings about North Carolina facing a shortfall of transportation funding as high as $94 billion by 2040. Our state has crumbling roads, highways and bridges – and needs to accommodate the…