A Wake County property owner involved in a Map Act dispute with the North Carolina Department of Transportation opposes DOT’s request to take the case to North Carolina’s second-highest court.
The State of North Carolina is the sole shareholder of a 317-mile rail corridor, winding from Charlotte to the Port of Morehead City, known as the North Carolina Railroad Company (NCRR). That is the short answer, to be sure; the whole story of how NCRR came to be is a tale of North Carolina history,...
The Gastonia City Council recently announced plans to phase out its fixed-route bus system in favor of a new microtransit system with the ability to reach more of Gastonia’s residents. Microtransit is comparable to current rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft. In a press release, the city council stated that a 36-month, $1.65 million...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking the state’s second-highest court to take up two cases that could have a significant impact on payments to property owners targeted by the Map Act. In both cases, a Wake County judge issued rulings in June 2023 that favored property owners over the DOT.
While electric vehicle industry is growing in NC, the trajectory of the EV sector appears uncertain. Industry giants like Ford, General Motors, and Tesla have collectively opted to delay their expansion plans in the year 2024 amid big losses in Q3.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has determined that both the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office and a private Department of Transportation contractor bear responsibility for a deputy’s injuries during traffic duty in 2019.
The North Carolina Supreme Court will take up the case of a state Department of Transportation worker fired over his handling of bus driver recertification. The court announced the decision Friday without comment.
The state Supreme Court split, 3-3, on whether a trial judge could award nearly $90,000 in legal fees to critics of the state’s Harkers Island Bridge replacement project. The deadlock means a decision from the state’s second-highest court will stand. The case will head back to a trial judge to revisit the legal fees and other issues.
The state’s highest court has granted a temporary stay to a former state Department of Transportation worker challenging his dismissal. DOT had cited Thurman Crofton Savage’s violations of bus driver recertification rules when firing him.
After serving for twenty-seven years in state government, including the last three as secretary for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Eric Boyette is retiring.
An employee fired from the North Carolina Department of Transportation for improperly recertifying school bus drivers urges the full 15-member state Appeals Court to hear his lawsuit challenging the dismissal.
