Almost 100 state highway workers in Division 4 honed their skills operating heavy equipment in a friendly competition this week in Wilson. They participated in the Equipment Operator Training Conference at the Wilson County maintenance yard for the N.C. Department of Transportation. The employees work in Division 4, which is based in Wilson and also…… read more »
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NCDOT Employees Compete in Equipment Operator Training Conference
NCDOT Urges Safety Around Railroad Tracks
State transportation officials are reminding people to stay off railroad property because it is illegal and dangerous. “Railroad property and tracks are for trains and are not for walking, jogging or any form of trespassing,” said Jason Orthner, director for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Rail Division. “This time of year, students are also taking…… read more »
Wayne County Road Requires Drainage Maintenance
Drivers will encounter closures along Woodland Church Road starting Monday to allow for drainage pipe replacements. Maintenance crews for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to replace several pipes that have begun to fail along this road, which stretches from Old Grantham Road and U.S. 13 in the Mar-Mac community. Local access will be maintained…… read more »
Wayne County Highway Needs Temporary Closure
A section of a major Goldsboro route will temporarily close this weekend for drainage improvements. Contract crews plan to close North Berkeley Boulevard (U.S. 13) near the U.S. 70 Bypass from 5 a.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday to upsize a drainage pipe underneath the pavement. A detour will send drivers onto the U.S. 70 Bypass, Wayne…… read more »
Goldsboro Intersection Will Be Improved
A $17.3 million contract awarded Monday by the N.C. Department of Transportation will improve a complicated Goldsboro intersection and build a new route to connect U.S. 13 and North Oak Forest Road. The North Berkeley Boulevard intersections with Central Heights Road and Royall Avenue, which are bisected by a railroad track, will be realigned into one…… read more »
Resurfacing Project in Wayne County Requires Lane Closures
Drivers can expect to encounter occasional lane closures beginning mid-November for the resurfacing of 4.5 miles of Wayne Memorial Drive. A state Transportation Department contractor will repave the road from just south of its intersection with Saulston Road to the Wayne-Greene County line. The work will be done in the daytime, requiring sections of the road…… read more »
Wayne County Highway Needs New Drainage Pipe
Both directions of U.S. 117 are scheduled to close in Pikeville next week, so crews can repair a drainage pipe under the road. he closure is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Monday on U.S. 117 between Main Street and Mount Carmel Church Road. The closure will last up to four days to complete. Maintenance crews with…… read more »
Goldsboro Widening Project Requires Temporary Detour
The ongoing widening of North William Street will require a monthlong detour for drivers headed south onto U.S. 117. The detour tentatively will start Saturday. With rain in Saturday’s forecast, however, the N.C. Department of Transportation contractor may push back the closure and detour to start Sunday or Monday, when it’s dry again. When the…… read more »
Wayne County Highway Requires Temporary Closure
A 1.2-mile section of U.S. 117 north of Goldsboro will temporarily close starting Wednesday to allow state highway crews to improve the drainage system. Crews will replace a total of three crossline pipes with larger pipes underneath the highway between Hinnant Road and Airport Road. The work will necessitate closing the highway starting at 8…… read more »
NCDOT, SHP Stress Move Over Law
Two state first responder professions are facing the same, major problem. The Move Over Law requires drivers to change lanes when passing a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights. But drivers aren’t always adhering to the law, and that can cause life-altering situations. “It’s just sad because it’s totally preventable.” N.C. State Highway Patrol Trooper Joseph Atwell…… read more »
