The N.C. Department of Transportation is encouraging disadvantaged businesses to compete for state transportation contracts. Starting in June, NCDOT’s Division of Highways in partnership with its Office of Civil Rights will host in-person, outreach events in all 14 highway divisions to educate disadvantaged business owners, or DBEs, about how to do business with the NCDOT.…… read more »
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NCDOT Seeks More Participation by Small, Disadvantaged Businesses
NCDOT: Over 7 Million Pounds Of Roadside Litter Collected This Year
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 7 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the record for litter collection set in 2019. “Easing COVID restrictions and summer break means more people out on the roads, and that means more people could be littering…… read more »
NCDOT Hosting Workshop To Help Small, Disadvantaged Businesses Compete For Contracts
The N.C. Department of Transportation is encouraging disadvantaged businesses to compete for state transportation contracts. Starting in June, NCDOT’s Division of Highways in partnership with its Office of Civil Rights will host in-person, outreach events in all 14 highway divisions to educate disadvantaged business owners, or DBEs, about how to do business with the NCDOT.…… read more »
100 Deadliest Days Of Summer For Teen Drivers
Last week marked the beginning of the 100 deadliest days of summer, when the number of crash fatalities involving teenage drivers rises. More people, including teens, travel between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and with COVID restrictions easing, more people are expected to be on the roads than last year. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program is…… read more »
Portion Of U.S. 70 Bypass Dedicated To Mayor Chuck Allen
A five mile length of local highway is dedicated to Goldsboro’s mayor. The stretch of the U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass from N. Berkeley Boulevard (U.S. 13) to N. Beston Road will now be known as the “Chuck Allen Highway.” The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s official dedication ceremony took place Friday morning at the Wayne…… read more »
Construction Halting On Major N.C. Highways For Holiday Weekend
As the nation continues its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot more travelers are expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend. The AAA is estimating a 60 percent increase in traffic compared to a year ago. With that in mind, the N.C. Department of Transportation will be shutting down major construction that…… read more »
NCDOT: Over 6 Million Pounds Of Roadside Litter Collected This Year
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 6 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the record for litter collection set in 2019. As of Wednesday, 6.3 million pounds of litter have been picked up from roadsides as a part of this year’s litter removal…… read more »
Wayne County Bridge Will Be Replaced, Project Will Require Detour
Grantham School Road where it crosses Thoroughfare Swamp will close Tuesday morning for a bridge-replacement project. An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor will demolish the 67-year-old bridge and construct a modern structure with wider travel lanes and shoulders. The new bridge is scheduled to be completed by this coming October, when the road would reopen.…… read more »
NCDOT: Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen Honored With Highway Designation
The N.C. Board of Transportation on Thursday morning approved separate resolutions honoring Gus Tulloss, who was a long-serving member of the board, and Goldsboro Mayor Chuck Allen. A major Rocky Mount bridge will be dedicated after Tulloss, who represented the region of Highway Division 4 east of Raleigh for 12 years until he retired from…… read more »
Wayne County Highway Needs New Drainage Pipe, Closure Begins Today
A section of N.C. 222 in Wayne County is scheduled to close Wednesday morning to replace a crossline pipe that is failing underneath the roadway. The closure will occur near Atlantic Road, just east of the Johnston-Wayne County line. Maintenance employees for the N.C. Department of Transportation will dig up the pavement, remove the 42-inch…… read more »
