North Carolina Department of Transportation

GRANITE FALLS, NC (September 18, 2018) -- There will be a public meeting held on Thursday, October 4, 2018 by the NCDOT regarding the proposed improvement of Pinewood Road in Granite Falls. NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON…

RALEIGH, NC (September 16, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation continues to urge drivers to stay off the roads, as the rains from Florence continue and conditions worsen by the hour. As of Sunday afternoon, at 4:30, nearly 700…

RALEIGH, NC (September 16, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation continues to urge drivers to stay off the roads, as the rain continues and conditions are getting worse by the hour. As of Sunday morning, there were more than 600…

RALEIGH, NC (September 12, 2018) -- State transportation officials are helping with evacuations along the coast, readying emergency supplies and finalizing preparations for Hurricane Florence. Division 11 crews preparing for…

RALEIGH, NC (September 12, 2018) -- 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. At maintenance yards across the…

RALEIGH, NC (September 6, 2018) -- Fourteen short line railroads will soon be making improvements to their infrastructure thanks to approximately $7 million in matching grant funds being awarded as part of the N.C. Department of…

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC (August 31, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation today identified 138 regional highway, aviation, ferry, rail and transit projects it anticipates funding and scheduling for construction over the next decade.…

RALEIGH, NC (August 30, 2018) -- The N.C. Board of Transportation has approved state and federal funds for much-needed improvements to 27 North Carolina airports. The $24.7 million in funding, approved by the board during its July meeting,…

LENOIR, NC (August 24, 2018) -- The roundabout is ready. Easier to use, safer than old intersection… The N.C. Department of Transportation has opened a new roundabout on N.C. 90/U.S. 64 that leads to William Lenoir Middle School in time…

BOONE, NC (June 29, 2018)...A natural gas leak has forced the closure of U.S. 421 in both directions just outside of Boone city limits. Transportation and other local officials are scheduled to meet Friday morning with Frontier to discuss…

LENOIR, NC (June 8, 2018)…The Lenoir License Plate Agency office, located in the Northside Plaza Shopping Center at 1408 Blowing Rock Blvd., has moved to its new location at 1402 Blowing Rock Blvd. in the same shopping center. The new…

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC (June 6, 2018)…North Carolinians are invited to a public meeting June 11 to express their opinions about which regional and local transportation projects in the eight counties of the Division 11 area should be top…

ASHEVILLE, NC (May 31, 2018)…More than 50 roads across western North Carolina remain closed as a result of heavy rain from Alberto during the last few days. Some areas of the mountains have received more than 20 inches of rain this month,…

RALEIGH, NC (May 30, 2018 at 6:47am)…Two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane on I-40 have been reopened at mile marker 67 at the Buncombe/McDowell County line where the interstate had been closed due to mudslide. Extensive damage to the…