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SMITHFIELD, NC (May 15, 2019) -- A nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the ‘Move Over Law’ is underway to coincide with national Peace Officers Memorial Day. Peace Officers Memorial Day pays tribute to local, state, and federal law…

CHICAGO, IL (May 2, 2019) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation has received national honors for its innovative use of drones during the state’s coordinated response to Hurricane Florence. NCDOT was awarded the Association for Unmanned…

RALEIGH, NC (April 4, 2019) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation urges motorists to obey the posted speed limit, avoid distractions, watch for workers, and expect the unexpected in work zones. Driving in Work Zones Even though workers…

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC (March 19, 2019) -- Two different preliminary designs by the N.C. Department of Transportation to improve a sharp-angle intersection on U.S. 64/N.C. 18 in Gamewell will be available at a public meeting this week. NCDOT…

CLYDE, NC (February 28, 2019) -- Department of Transportation officials reopened Interstate 40 to one lane of traffic heading in each direction around a rockslide at mile marker 7.5 on Thursday afternoon. Traffic shifted to one lane in…

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON MARCH 21 REGARDING THE PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. 64 / N.C. 18 AT CALICO ROAD (S.R. 1142) IN GAMEWELL CALDWELL COUNTY STIP Project No. U-6033 The N.C. Department of Transportation…

CLYDE, NC (February 23, 2019) -- Cleaning a rockslide on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee State lane will require the N.C. Department of Transportation to keep the interstate closed about one week for the safety of contract workers and…

ASHEVILLE, NC (February 22, 2019) -- Debris from a rockslide has closed both directions of traffic on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line at least through Friday night. Westbound lanes toward Tennessee are closed at U.S. 276 exit,…

RALEIGH, NC (February 20, 2019) -- The N.C Division of Motor Vehicles will start using new technology to protect people from identity fraud by making sure people have a driver license in only one state at a time. Beginning Feb. 25, NCDMV…

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC (February 20, 2019) -- Preliminary designs by the N.C. Department of Transportation for a proposed project initiated by Granite Falls and included in the long-range transportation plans for the town will be available at…

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S. 321 ALT FROM PINEWOOD ROAD (S.R. 1109) TO DUKE STREET (S.R. 1106) CALDWELL COUNTY STIP PROJECT NO. U-6034 The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting…

RALEIGH, NC (February 12, 2019) -- State officials want to hear from the public on what local projects should be priorities in the state's next 10-year transportation plan, called the State Transportation Improvement Program. Data and local…

ASHEVILLE, NC (January 17, 2019) -- A transportation plan to continue serving citizens in Burke and Caldwell counties has been put in to action on the Castle Bridge. A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation started repairing…

GARNER, NC (January 10, 2019) -- The Holiday ‘Booze It & Lose It’ impaired driving prevention and enforcement campaign, which ran December 14 to January 2, showed a drop in total DWI arrests compared to last year’s campaign. “These…

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC (January 10, 2019) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation today unveiled its draft 10-Year transportation plan for 2020-2029 at the monthly Board of Transportation meeting in Raleigh. The plan, called the Draft…

ASHEVILLE, NC (December 7, 2018) -- Department of Transportation crews across the western mountains have been preparing for a significant winter storm while their counterparts in the High Country have already cleared snow this week.…

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC (September 28, 2018) -- A few improvements on one road should go a long way toward relieving congestion and improving safety on a short corridor in Granite Falls. The N.C. Department of Transportation invites people to…

RALEIGH, NC (September 28, 2018) -- The Environmental Protection Agency on Sept. 24 approved a reduction in North Carolina counties required to perform yearly vehicle emissions tests. Additional counties no longer required to perform…

RALEIGH, NC (September 22, 2018) -- The N.C. Department of Transportation announced Saturday that it has identified three safe alternate routes the public may use to access Wilmington, which was flooded by Hurricane Florence. These are the…

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…