North Carolina Department of Transportation

ALL Family of Companies - Wed June 12, 2019

Crane, Bulldozer Partner to Set Cantilever Bridge

Cranes and bulldozers rule different realms: one, the air and the other, land. It's not every day they collaborate on setting a bridge, but they did just that for a temporary cantilever bridge in Aurora, N.C., earlier this year....

NCDOT - Mon May 20, 2019

NCDOT Receives Award for Drone Use During Florence

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has received national honors for its innovative use of drones during the state's coordinated response to Hurricane Florence. NCDOT was awarded the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Xcellence Award in the humanitarian category at the AUVSI's annual Xponential Conference, which was held in Chicago April 29 to May 2....

Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 11, 2019

Crews Clean Up After N.C. Rock Slide

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) called out heavy equipment to clean up a rockslide that occurred along Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line in Haywood County. Westbound lanes were closed at the highway U.S....

NCDOT - Mon March 11, 2019

NCDOT Chooses S.T. Wooten for I-40 Improvement Work

A North Carolina construction company has been awarded a project to make improvements to Interstate 40 in Sampson County. S.T. Wooten Corp. of Wilson will improve drainage, rehab pavement and replace the guardrail for more than 20 mi....

North Carolina Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018

NCDOT Announces First Contract for Complete 540

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded the first of three contracts for the Complete 540 project in southeastern Wake County. The NCDOT awarded the $403 million contract to Lane Blythe Construction Joint Venture of Charlotte Nov....

AASHTO - Mon September 24, 2018

State DOTs Helping Out With Hurricane Florence Recovery Efforts

State department of transportation workers, national guardsmen and a host of other federal, state and local personnel fanned out across North Carolina and South Carolina this week to assess and start fixing the damage left behind by Hurricane Florence....

Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon April 23, 2018

N.C. Releases Initial Data of 10-Year Plan

Planning, scheduling and funding its transportation infrastructure is an intricate process for any state, but the North Carolina DOT seems to have initiated a prioritization program to do so that is both efficient and transparent....

Emily Buenzle - Tue March 20, 2018

NCDOT: Our Bridges Are Safe

In the wake of the tragic FIU bridge collapse, North Carolina Department of Transportation officials have assured residents that two state bridges built using Accelerated Bridge Construction are, in fact, safe....

Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon February 26, 2018

Express Lanes Along I-77 Corridor to Open in Fall

Since November 2015, commuters moving up and down the Interstate 77 corridor from uptown Charlotte north to the suburban community of Mooresville have resigned themselves to slogging through heavy traffic every morning and evening....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 18, 2017

Crews Rebuild Portion of I-40/I-440 in N.C.

Started in May 2013, the North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) $200 million Fortify I-40/I-440 Rebuild project — the 11.5-mile rebuild of a stretch of I-40/I-440 in southern Raleigh — will be fully completed in 2018....