Take the Train to the 33rd Annual Lexington Barbecue Festival by LEXINGTON – Tickets are on sale now for the 33rd annual Lexington Barbecue Festival’s special train stop, which makes it easy for guests to attend the event on Oct. 22. NC By Train’s Piedmont and Carolinian trains running between Raleigh and Charlotte will stop … Read more
NCDOT to Partner with City of Hickory to Repair Sinkhole by Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the N.C. Department of Transportation will partner with the City of Hickory to repair the sinkhole at the intersection of U.S. 70 and Seventh Street Southeast in Hickory. At its September meeting, the N.C. Board of Transportation approved … Read more
This Week at NCDOT: Online License Renewal and Foreign-Trade Zone Expansion by RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in the department’s weekly newscast N.C. Transportation Now. More than 500,000 North Carolinians Saved Time Renewing Driver Licenses Online In the past … Read more
DMV Driver License Services Return to Fort Bragg by FAYETTEVILLE – Secretaries Nick Tennyson and Cornell Wilson Jr., two members of Governor Pat McCrory’s cabinet, participated today in a ribbon cutting for the new Fort Bragg Mobile Driver License Office. The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is now offering driver license and special identification card … Read more
Governor McCrory Proclaims Child Passenger Safety Week by Raleigh – The leading cause of death among children is car accidents, and not being restrained properly is the main contributing factor to these fatalities. To help combat the issue, Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed Sept. 18-24 as Child Passenger Safety Week and Sept. 24 as Child … Read more
This Week at NCDOT: Child Passenger Safety and Special Event Trains by RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in the department’s weekly newscast N.C. Transportation Now. NC by Train Offers No-Hassle Travel to Fall Events There is a lot going … Read more
This Week at NCDOT: Emergency Preparedness and NC Seeking New Interstate Designation by RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in the department’s weekly newscast N.C. Transportation Now. September is North Carolina Preparedness Month Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed September as … Read more
NC Ferry Crew Honored For Charter Rescue by Raleigh – The North Carolina Board of Transportation today awarded the crew of the N.C. Ferry System’s M/V Swan Quarter with an Extra Mile Award for its actions responding to a fire on a nearby charter vessel in July. The Swan Quarter had just departed Ocracoke when … Read more
Volunteers Across N.C. Prepare for Litter Sweep; Cleanup runs from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 by RALEIGH — Volunteers from across the state will join forces with the N.C. Department of Transportation starting on Sept. 17 to kick off the annual fall Litter Sweep campaign. The program brings together Adopt-A-Highway groups, local businesses, civic organizations … Read more
NC Ferry Division to Resume Service on All Routes by MANNS HARBOR – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will resume normal operations at all ferry locations on Sunday at 9 a.m. Ferry crews conducted test runs and received clearance from the U.S. Coast Guard in the early morning. High winds and soundside flooding … Read more