This Week at NCDOT: Memorial Day Travel and Greensboro Urban Loop by RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Memorial Day Travel Since Wednesday, the department has suspended most road construction activities on major … Read more
NCDOT Seeks Public Comment on Transportation Projects by RALEIGH – Starting June 4, North Carolinians are invited to express their opinions about which regional and local transportation projects should be top priorities in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) – a 10-year plan that identifies funding for projects and schedules them for construction. The N.C. … Read more
Memorial Day Travel: Stay Safe on the Roadways; Know Before You Go by RALEIGH – Over the Memorial Day weekend, the N.C. Department of Transportation will pause most road construction activities that require lane closures on major routes across the state to help holiday travelers have smoother trips. By avoiding traffic delays, motorists can reach … Read more
Memorial Day Click It or Ticket Campaign Kicks Off 25 Years of Seat Belt Enforcement by RALEIGH – The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program is partnering with state and local law enforcement for its annual Memorial Day Click It or Ticket campaign that will takes place May 21 through June 3, concurrent with one of … Read more
This Week at NCDOT: Drone Integration Pilot Program and Safe Phone Zones by RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department’s weekly newscast. Drone Integration Pilot Program Over the last few years, the N.C. Division of Aviation … Read more
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner to Obtain REAL ID at 2018 Got to Be NC Festival by RALEIGH – North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will apply for his REAL ID at the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ mobile unit at the Got to Be NC Festival this weekend at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. He will … Read more
Tickets on Sale Now for Thomasville Memorial Day Parade and Celebration by THOMASVILLE — Tickets are on sale now for people who wish to take a special train ride to the Thomasville Memorial Day Parade and Celebration on May 28. The Piedmont and Carolinian trains will make special stops in Thomasville on May 28 so … Read more
NCDOT and GEICO Unveil “Safe Phone Zones” at Rest Areas by RALEIGH – As the summer travel season begins, the N.C. Department of Transportation, in partnership with GEICO, today announced a new, statewide effort that encourages North Carolina drivers to stop driving distracted. Highway rest areas are now rebranded as “Safe Phone Zones”, and have … Read more
Summer Schedules Begin on Outer Banks Ferry Routes by MANNS HARBOR – It’s a sure sign of the arrival of visitor season on the Outer Banks – the North Carolina Ferry System is beginning its annual switchover to busy summer schedules today. The system’s most popular route, between Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, is increasing its … Read more
Summer Speed Limits in Effect for Outer Banks Villages by RODANTHE – With the peak of the summer travel season just around the corner, N.C. Department of Transportation crews today changed out seasonal speed limit signs along N.C. Highway 12 in several areas of Currituck and Dare counties. The speed limits in areas through the … Read more