KITTY HAWK – The North Carolina Department of Transportation is preparing to build a temporary concrete bridge for N.C. 12 on Pea Island, to replace a temporary steel bridge erected four years ago. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the ...

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Environmental groups that are suing state and federal transportation agencies over the proposed construction of the Monroe Bypass have asked a federal judge to halt any new work on the project until the lawsuit is settled. The Southern Environmental Law ...

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A group of Republican state lawmakers are pushing legislation that would repeal the Map Act, a unique and controversial law that saves the state money on road projects but which opponents say devastates communities and causes homeowners heartache. “I wanted ...

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Opponents of plans to install toll lanes on Interstate 77 filed a lawsuit Tuesday morning in Mecklenburg County Superior Court that aims to stop the project. Widen I-77 has hired attorney Matt Arnold, managing partner of Arnold & Smith PLLC, ...

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CHARLOTTE — There is enough room for another lane on a busy section of Interstate 485 in south Charlotte, but the North Carolina Department of Transportation has no plans to put traffic on it for at least five years. The recent $82 million ...

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The final segment of the Interstate 485 Outer Loop, which will be completed this spring, will be named after Allen Tate Jr., founder and CEO of Charlotte-based real estate company Allen Tate Co. The N.C. Board of Transportation made the ...

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CORNELIUS – It was a skeptical crowd of residents and elected officials that gathered Monday night at Cornelius Town Hall to hear a presentation on the proposed Interstate 77 toll project by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The project ...

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation will be holding a meeting in Charlotte on July 2 to discuss the findings of a recent study on programs to help business owned by minorities and women and disadvantaged business enterprises. The meeting ...

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MATTHEWS – The N.C. Department of Transportation and the town of Matthews will host a public meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 29 to present information on proposed intersection improvements to a section of N.C. Highway 51, also known as Matthews Township ...

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Another former U.S. Army general has joined the North Carolina Department of Transportation, this time as the next Division of Motor Vehicles commissioner.

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