The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Litter Sweep from April 16-30. Each April and September, NCDOT asks volunteers to help remove litter from roadsides. Volunteers from local businesses, schools, nonprofits, churches, municipalities, law enforcement and community groups play an important role in keeping…… read more »
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, distractions come in many forms, from cell phones ringing to passengers singing, and they can hamper drivers’ reactions to changing traffic conditions. NCDOT is reminding everyone to stay alert on the road. When you’re behind the wheel, the only thing…… read more »
(GDN) – North Carolina Transportation officials will dedicate the O’Berry Road bridge over U.S. 117 in honor of Trooper Nolan J. Sanders. Officials say Sanders died while on patrol when he was involved in a single-vehicle crash on March 27, 2020, on Interstate 795 outside Goldsboro. He was 28 and had been with the State…… read more »
Following a nationwide trend, more people were killed in traffic fatalities in North Carolina last year than in any other year in the past two decades. The 1,755 people killed in traffic crashes in 2021 exceeded the state’s previous record of 1,704 traffic fatalities in 2007, according to preliminary data from the N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety…… read more »
(GDN) — A Wayne County bridge will bear the name of a well-known and loved citizen of Fremont. Friday, the North Carolina Department of Transportation officially dedicated the “Mayor Andy Evans Bridge.” Speakers included Town of Fremont leaders and dear friends of Evans who spoke of his dedication to family and community. Named after the…… read more »
UPDATE: Due to the threat of more inclement weather, the DBE workshop in Wilson that had been set for this Saturday has been rescheduled to Feb.19. Below is the updated information. Small, women-owned and disadvantaged business owners east of Raleigh wanting to learn how to compete for state transportation contracts are invited to attend a…… read more »
Please stay off the roads and be patient as it will take time for state transportation forces and Mother Nature to clear roads of the snow and ice dumped on much of North Carolina Friday evening. “People should not attempt to drive in these conditions,” said State Transportation Secretary J. Eric Boyette. “Our crews are…… read more »
North Carolina transportation officials are pre-treating roads from the Piedmont to the coast and urging people in the path of this next round of winter weather to stay off the roads unless travel is essential. “It is time to stay put and off the roads,” said State Transportation Secretary J. Eric Boyette. “Please do not…… read more »
As the N.C. Department of Transportation prepares for this weekend’s winter weather, North Carolinians are urged to get any food or other supplies they may need, because travel could be dangerous during the storm. “Our crews and contractors are doing all we can to get ready for this storm and we ask North Carolinians to…… read more »
To reduce bicycle injuries and deaths, the N.C. Department of Transportation is encouraging people across the state to receive free bicycle helmets as part of its annual Bicycle Helmet Initiative. The program, founded in 2007 and overseen by the Integrated Mobility Division, has provided thousands of helmets to children, including providing more than 30,000…… read more »
