Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu February 18, 2021
Amid Challenges, N.C Freeway Interchange Remains on Schedule
It is now been almost nine years since contractors first began to transform the interchange at I-40 and I-77 in Statesville, N.C., 40 mi. north of Charlotte. With only an expected year-and-a-half left before the two-phased freeway project is finished, crews from two different construction companies have made quite a few upgrades to each interstate as well as several streets and roads feeding to them and the interchange....
UMA - Wed February 10, 2021
UMA to Break NCDOT Record for Largest Square Footage of Soil Nail Wall
UMA Geotechnical Construction, a North Carolina-based geotechnical contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic Region, is working on a project that will become the largest square footage of soil nail walls done under a single contract in North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) history....
WRAL.com - Thu January 14, 2021
NCDOT Approves Dozens of Road Improvements Across Central North Carolina
Tarheel State residents need to get ready for road construction in 2021, as the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) gave the green light to dozens of road projects in the central part of the state in early January....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu January 07, 2021
Tolls Optional Once Blythe Construction Wraps Up $346M Project
Crews on a $346 million North Carolina express lane project are on the cusp of a milestone. They're about to shift traffic to the former median, which will allow them to begin work on new outside lanes in each direction....
NCDOT - Tue December 29, 2020
NCDOT Awards Several Road, Bridge Contracts
In the two days before Christmas, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) played Santa Claus by presenting Tarheel drivers and out-of-state motorists with several upcoming road improvement projects statewide as well as an upgrade to a coastal bridge....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 10, 2020
North Carolina's U.S. 158 Undergoes $89M Widening Project
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is overseeing an $89 million effort to widen 8.2 mi. of U.S. 158 from I-95/N.C. 46 in Roanoke Rapids to St. John Church Road west of Jackson. Most of the current two-lane road will be widened to a four-lane median-divided road....
The Robesonian - Wed December 02, 2020
NCDOT Has Not Abandoned Plans to Widen I-95 in Robeson County
Plans to widen Interstate 95 in Robeson County still are in motion, with all of them fully funded and construction scheduled to begin in 2022, said a spokesman of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 29, 2020
Greensboro Urban Loop Enters Home Stretch
The final section — the Northern Loop — of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Greensboro Urban Loop is being constructed by E.S. Wagner/Smith-Rowe, joint venture....
Wilmington Star News - Mon October 12, 2020
Wilmington, N.C.'s Hampstead Bypass Work Delayed Again
Wilmington, N.C.,'s Hampstead bypass has been delayed once again. The North Carolina Board of Transportation voted unanimously Oct. 8 to delay work on the long-awaited bypass along with scores of other projects throughout the state....
The Mountaineer - Thu October 08, 2020
North Carolina Approves $700M in Bonds for Road Construction
North Carolina state officials approved the issuing of $700 million in bonds Oct. 6 to support road construction and repairs. The 10-member Council of State unanimously passed a resolution that initiates the Build NC bonds sale, part of a $3 billion transportation package approved by the General Assembly in 2018....
