The end of the road maintenance in Union County
MARVIN – Towns in Union County are scrambling to figure out how to fund the maintenance of future subdivision streets after the state recently alerted them that it will no […]
Fairview Town Council
Park master plan: The town will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 for comments on its master plan for Fairview Park, which was approved by the Council […]
Coming Monday to Cornelius: Car Wars Episode III: The Elantra strikes back
CORNELIUS – If at second you don’t succeed, try, try again, again. That’s the latest tactic being taken by car czar Rick Zoerb in his yearlong battle to make a […]
Contractors’ fraud trial likely to be next fall; new charges added
CHARLOTTE – Lawyers for the federal government and for two Union County road construction contractors indicted on 29 federal fraud counts have jointly asked a judge to delay the trial […]
Fairview Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Old Fairview School
The Council plans to vote on the Fairview Park master plan and to set a date for a public hearing during which input on the plan will be accepted. The […]
NCDOT to hold public meeting on I-85 work
CONCORD – For all the headaches and gridlock caused by improvements to Interstate 85 north of Charlotte, the N.C. Department of Transportation is attempting to work with residents by holding […]
Monroe Bypass divides Union County communities: DOT suspends work but continues payments to contractors, including one facing unrelated felony charges
State and federal transportation officials are putting the final touches on a second draft environmental report on the proposed Monroe Bypass, as nearby towns debate the project’s merits. Meanwhile, a lead bypass construction contractor continues to collect payments even though all work on the project has been suspended – and even as the company and four of its employees face federal fraud cha[...]
State looking for contractor for NC 12 bridge
The N.C. Department of Transportation is looking for a contractor to replace a temporary bridge on N.C. Highway 12 with a permanent bridge.
Charlotte to receive nearly $20 million in state street aid
The city of Charlotte is set to get $19.8 million in Powell Bill funds from the N.C. Department of Transportation, part of $145.6 million the state is distributing to help municipalities build and maintain local streets.
NCDOT recognized for expressway innovation
The N.C. Department of Transportation has been recognized for innovation on the Triangle Expressway project in Wake and Durham counties, it announced recently.
Shopping center reaps $22.5 million eminent domain settlement
The N.C. Department of Transportation has paid one of the largest eminent domain settlements in the agency’s history to a shopping center that was essentially cut off from a major thoroughfare in Charlotte.
NCDOT to host meeting for subcontractors on I-85 widening project
The North Carolina Department of Transportation will hold an outreach meeting for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise subcontractors about work on an upcoming project that will double the capacity of a stretch of Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County. The meeting is to be held at 11 a.m. on July 24 at the Metrolina Regional Traffic Management Center at 2327 Tipton Drive.
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