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Rouzer named chairman of subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials
Rouzer addresses streamlining the project approval process in the first T&I hearing.
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NC officials begin snow prep ahead of winter storm
"We're looking at 1,000 days since our last snow event. In that time we have a lot of new drivers to the area, and young drivers that this will be the first time in it, so everybody just needs to be patient and then we'll get through this."
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Wilmington top metro area for inbound migration in 2024
North Carolina ranked in the top five states for inbound migration in 2024, with Wilmington the fastest-growing metro area.
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Report: NC aviation industry generates $88 billion, passenger demand up 20%
North Carolina’s 72 public airports not only contribute $88 billion to the state’s economy every year but also support 427,000 jobs that generate $34 billion in personal income and return $4.8 billion in state and local tax revenues.
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Western NC residents stranded again after DOT temporary bridge compromised
A Yancey County community, hit hard by Helene, is trapped again after Sunday rain compromises DOT's new temporary bridge. Frustration with government-run reconstruction is peaking in western North Carolina as these communities try to rebuild regular access to their homes and get back to their regular jobs.
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Feds award NCDOT $1 million grant to develop disaster response drone program
In the latest round of funding, the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation will receive $1.1 million to develop a program that would use the ‘drone-in-a-box’ technology.
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NCDOT workers helped avert disaster on I-40 after Hurricane Helene, ‘God had a hand in this’
Responders Chris Strader and Garret McFalls were dispatched to the scene, where they quickly assessed the danger and took swift action to turn drivers around, sending them safely back toward Tennessee on the westbound lanes.
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Wolfspeed gets federal funding for EV chips
Biden administration signs initial agreement for $750 million in funding to support manufacturing plant for EV chips.
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NC awarded major federal grant for rail infrastructure improvements
Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday that the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR) has been awarded a $105.6 million grant from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement Program or CRISI. The funds will be used to enhance North Carolina’s rail infrastructure of the state’s busiest rail corridor, improving...
Opinion
On the frontlines: How local teams and the National Guard deliver hope after Helene
These private groups are all a key piece of the puzzle. They can be on the scene first. They don’t have the bureaucratic systems of government, but they do need the irreplaceable large-scale support of US National Guard.
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Fired NCDOT worker hopes SCOTUS deference ruling will boost his case
A fired North Carolina Department of Transportation employee hopes a decision last summer from the US Supreme Court can boost his legal case against the department. North Carolina’s highest court agreed in December 2023 to hear the case of Thurman Crofton Savage, fired in 2019 from his DOT job as a driver's education program specialist.
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Multi-million dollar contract aims to complete initial I-40 westbound repairs by early January
More than 600 roads have reopened in western North Carolina since Tropical Storm Helene flooded small mountain towns, but hundreds more remain closed including Interstate 40 near Tennessee. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has confirmed an $8 million contract with a construction firm that will begin initial repairs to I-40 westbound in the coming...
