/tags/department-of-transportation Department of Transportation en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:56:48 GMT /news/2024-08-06/ncdot-nc-state-map-unmarked-burial-sites-marginalized The State Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights is partly funding a two-year pilot with the goal of preserving and identifying these unmarked burial sites. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:56:48 GMT /news/2024-08-06/ncdot-nc-state-map-unmarked-burial-sites-marginalized Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-07-15/moore-county-hawk-crosswalk-technology The High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk, or HAWK, signal technology assists people walking across marked crosswalks. It’s installed in only a few areas across North Carolina. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:15:05 GMT /news/2024-07-15/moore-county-hawk-crosswalk-technology Sharryse Piggott /environment/2023-12-29/registration-fees-electric-plug-hybrid-vehicles-jan-2024 Drivers of electric vehicles will have to pay a $180 annual registration fee starting Jan. 1, in addition to other existing charges. Previously, the fee was $140. The newly implemented annual registration fee for plug-in hybrid vehicles is $90. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 14:39:38 GMT /environment/2023-12-29/registration-fees-electric-plug-hybrid-vehicles-jan-2024 Celeste Gracia /politics/2023-09-11/nc-gop-cooper-lawmakers-weak-appointments-transportation State lawmakers could soon override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that reduces the governor’s appointment powers — a change that would remove all current members of the State Board of Transportation. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:41:57 GMT /politics/2023-09-11/nc-gop-cooper-lawmakers-weak-appointments-transportation Colin Campbell /environment/2021-10-21/north-carolina-collected-record-amount-trash-2021-transportation The ¹ÏÉñapp & Observer reported Wednesday that more than 11 million pounds of litter have been picked up as of Jan. 1. The previous record was 10.5 million in 2019. Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:43:33 GMT /environment/2021-10-21/north-carolina-collected-record-amount-trash-2021-transportation Associated Press /news/2021-09-14/audit-nc-dot-spent-less-planned-risks-remain-carolina A state performance audit says North Carolina’s Department of Transportation spent less than its leaders predicted during the second half of 2020. Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:05:38 GMT /news/2021-09-14/audit-nc-dot-spent-less-planned-risks-remain-carolina Associated Press /news/2020-11-09/nc-looks-to-remove-jefferson-davis-name-from-highway It’s the end of the road for an unofficial honorary designation naming a highway route of about 160 miles through North Carolina for the president of the… Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:45:52 GMT /news/2020-11-09/nc-looks-to-remove-jefferson-davis-name-from-highway Jay Price, Associated Press /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-05-08/easing-into-reopening North Carolina is entering the first phase of reopening after the coronavirus-related shutdowns. Outdoor church services are OK now, shoppers can return… Fri, 08 May 2020 23:00:51 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-05-08/easing-into-reopening Jeff Tiberii /environment/2019-04-25/environmentalists-challenge-outer-banks-toll-bridge-currituck-commissioners-push-back Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit challenging plans for a toll bridge on the Outer Banks.The complaint filed Tuesday from the Southern… Thu, 25 Apr 2019 15:58:52 GMT /environment/2019-04-25/environmentalists-challenge-outer-banks-toll-bridge-currituck-commissioners-push-back Will Michaels /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-19/new-dmv-guidelines-aimed-to-end-violent-traffic-stops-raise-criticism The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation last summer aimed at preventing violence during police stops. House Bill 21 instructed that the… Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:42:37 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-19/new-dmv-guidelines-aimed-to-end-violent-traffic-stops-raise-criticism Frank Stasio, Dana Terry