NCDOT Crews Monitoring Winter Weather Conditions by RALEIGH – N.C. Department of Transportation crews are monitoring and responding to winter weather across affected parts of the state. In response to recent winter weather and in advance of Monday’s, maintenance crews over the weekend spread more than 2.3 million gallons of a salt-water mixture called brine … Read more
NCDOT Warns Public to Stay off Railroad Tracks by Walking on Tracks is Illegal, Dangerous – Even Deadly RALEIGH – Julia Littlejohn just wanted to find her lost dog. She didn’t think twice about climbing up onto the tracks. “I’m up on the tracks, and I hear this loud horn,” she said. That horn … Read more
This Week at N.C. Transportation: NCDOT Creates One-Stop Shop for Drone Operators by NCDOT seeks partners for 2016 Watch for Me NC Campaign; new DMV mobile office hits the road; fans reminded to not drink and drive RALEIGH — The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. Several … Read more
NCDOT Reminds Motorists to Keep Alert for Deer During Fall Months by Over 58,000 animal-related crashes in N.C. in last three years RALEIGH — As the temperature starts dropping and leaves start falling, another sign of the changing season is more deer along North Carolina roadways, and in turn a greater chance of a collision with … Read more
NCDOT Crews Ready for Winter Weather by RALEIGH – N.C. Department of Transportation crews across the state are ready to handle winter weather across the state, and are on standby with equipment and supplies ready to go when needed. Crews on Tuesday began pre-treating interstates, N.C. and U.S. routes, as well as other heavily traveled … Read more
NCDOT Creates One-Stop Shop for NC Drone Operators by RALEIGH – As drones become more common in American households and businesses, the N.C. Department of Transportation is working to help promote safety on the air and on the ground by educating drone operators in our state. Drones, also called Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), offer a … Read more
NCDOT Year in Review by NCDOT’s 2015 Annual Performance Report Now Available Raleigh — 2015 was a milestone year for the N.C. Department of Transportation, not only because it marked the department’s centennial, but also because it saw a number of major reforms aimed at modernizing and stabilizing the funding available for transportation improvements across the state. … Read more
NCDOT Seeks New Partners for 2016 Watch for Me NC Campaign by RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is now accepting applications from communities interested in participating in the Watch for Me NC 2016 program. Watch for Me NC is a nationally recognized bicycle and pedestrian safety, education, and enforcement program. It uses a … Read more
Snow School: NCDOT Crews Prepare Equipment, Supplies for Winter by CHARLOTTE – Brightly colored leaves, not ice, collected on the ground as NCDOT crews hoisted snow plows onto their trucks. There was no winter weather in the forecast on that 60-degree day in late October, but the Department’s Mecklenburg County maintenance yard was abuzz with activity as … Read more
NCDOT Accepting Submissions for State’s Best Trails by RALEIGH – There are a lot of ways to spend time outdoors in North Carolina. The state boasts thousands of miles of trails – from scenic hiking trails and waterways to urban greenways. Now, the N.C. Department of Transportation is joining forces with other state departments to … Read more