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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
It’s time to dust off your bicycle helmets, because National Bike to School Day is this week. On Wednesday, May 5, no matter where learning is happening, families, neighborhoods and schools are encouraged to bike to school. The event brings attention to the importance of creating safe routes to schools. … read more »
As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 5 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year. This year’s collection includes a new Spring Litter Sweep (April 10-24) record of 1.4 million pounds of roadside trash removed. The previous Spring Litter Sweep record was set…… read more »
As part of its litter removal efforts, including the ongoing Litter Sweep, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 4 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year. “Only a week in, and already the Spring Litter Sweep has helped tremendously in keeping our roadways clean,” said state Transportation…… read more »
