This Week at N.C. Transportation for July 29, 2016 by Staying Safe in the Heat RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The below stories are also featured in our weekly newscast, N.C. Transportation Now, which can be viewed by clicking here. Staying Safety in the Heat … Read more
This Week at N.C. Transportation for July 22, 2016 by Governor Pat McCrory announces two major intermodal freight projects RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The below stories are also featured in our weekly newscast, N.C. Transportation Now, which can be viewed by clicking here. Intermodal … Read more
State Transportation Leaders Hold Work Zone Safety Summit by Raleigh – In its continuing efforts to improve safety for both its workers and drivers, 50 N.C. Department of Transportation leaders from across the state participated in a three-hour work zone safety summit this week in Raleigh. The goal of the workshop was to review recent … Read more
This Week at N.C. Transportation for July 15, 2016 by Rail investments; State Budget Bill; Statewide Equipment Operators Roadeo; and provide input on priorities online RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The below stories are also featured in our weekly newscast, N.C. Transportation Now, which … Read more
GHSP Launches Website to Remind Drivers to ‘Be Smarter Than That’ by RALEIGH – The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) has launched a new website, BeSmarterThanThat.com, to educate citizens about the risks of drunk driving and to suggest alternative means of transportation to prevent it from happening. The website works across all mobile … Read more
Annual Operation Firecracker Removes Drunk Drivers From N.C. Roadways by Raleigh – State and local law enforcement officers arrested 1,729 driving impaired drivers during the annual Governor’s Highway Safety Program’s (GHSP) Booze It & Lose It – Operation Firecracker enforcement campaign of June 24 through July 4. More than 1,600 of those arrests were alcohol … Read more
This Week at N.C. Transportation: State’s Largest Container Ship, Highway Construction Projects and Potholes by RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The below stories are also featured in our weekly newscast, N.C. Transportation Now, which can be viewed by clicking here. North Carolina Welcomes Its Largest Container Ship … Read more
North Carolina Ports Welcomes Largest Ever Container Ship to Port of Wilmington by Wilmington, N.C. – Building upon Governor Pat McCrory’s efforts to increase trade and promote economic growth at our state ports, North Carolina officials welcomed the largest containership to visit the Port of Wilmington. The Hanjin Baltimore, measuring 984 feet in length and 140 … Read more
This Week at N.C. Transportation: Most Lane Closures Suspended for Holiday Travel by State celebrates milestone in transportation investment RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The below stories are also featured in our weekly newscast, N.C. Transportation Now, which can be viewed by clicking here. NCDOT … Read more
Passenger Ferry Study Released At DOT Board Meeting by (Raleigh) – Summer congestion on the North Carolina Ferry Division’s Hatteras route could be significantly relieved by two passenger-only ferries, according to the results of a study done for the state. The Ferry Division unveiled those results today at the Board of Transportation’s Multi-Modal committee meeting … Read more