This week on NCDOT Now: People from around the world gathered at the Raleigh Convention Center for the first ever Transportation Summit.
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Recap of the 2019 North Carolina Transportation Summit
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019North Carolina: The State of Aviation
Thursday, September 6th, 2018
North Carolina has been at the forefront of aviation technology since the Wright Brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. Today, the state is home to many of the biggest names in the aerospace industry. They choose North Carolina because of its connectivity, skilled workforce and business-friendly environment.
View this complete post...America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Driving
Friday, July 13th, 2018
A new online report from WalletHub offers a comparison of America’s 100 most-populated cities, ranking the 10 best and worst cities for driving. The AI-based financial advice company based their list on four metrics: 1) Cost of Ownership & Maintenance, 2) Traffic & Infrastructure, 3) Safety and 4) Access to Vehicles & Maintenance.
View this complete post...North Carolina Department of Transportation: NCDOT Now
Wednesday, July 11th, 2018
On this week’s NCDOT Now, Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon announced that NCDOT and CSX reached an agreement to build a new facility near Rocky Mount. Also, the Division of Motor Vehicles hosted the School Bus Rodeo as part of their driver training school. Finally nearly 489,000 lbs of trash were picked up from North Carolin’s roadways during the spring litter sweep.
View this complete post...North Carolina DOT: Mudslide Closes I-40
Friday, June 8th, 2018
The N.C. Department of Transportation captured this video May 30, 2018, near the Buncombe/McDowell county line where a mudslide the night before temporarily closed part of I-40.
View this complete post...Evaluating the Economic Impact of Shared Use Paths in North Carolina
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Introduction Shared use paths (SUPs), also known as greenways or trails, are unique facilities physically separated from motor vehicle traffic that allow a shared space in which bicyclists, pedestrians, and sometimes equestrian or other non-motorized users can travel. Often SUPs are constructed within an independent right-of-way and may follow a […]
View this complete post...NC DOT: Employing Drones
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
Over the years, NC Transportation has always looked for ways to embrace new technologies. Today, drones are helping us rethink how we conduct some of our operations, including bridge inspections.
View this complete post...Montgomery County, NC: WiFi En Route
Monday, July 4th, 2016
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Montgomery County Schools an Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund grant. With funding from the grant and additional support from partners,Curriculum Associates, Golden LEAF Foundation and Dream Builders Communications, the school system launched a new initiative, “A Culture Creating Effective Systems for Success” (ACCESS). Montgomery County Schools started a one device per student (1:1) program and outfitted eight buses with WiFi hotspots.
View this complete post...Connecting North Carolina: State Broadband Plan
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICE
…broadband’s benefits are not evenly dispersed and a digital divide, or “a gulf between those who have ready access to the internet and computers,” and those that don’t, is growing. Many communities, typically in sparsely populated or economically-distressed areas lack access to infrastructure or affordable service. Additionally, broadband adoption—the proportion of citizens subscribing to internet service—is low in NC given the rate of broadband availability in the state and contributes to the widening digital divide. This divide, new technologies, user demand, and greater reliance on internet access, necessitates ongoing infrastructure upgrades within our state.
Ride Along The Rails from Raleigh to Charlotte, NC
Friday, February 12th, 2016
Get a firsthand look at the railroad projects being completed along the Raleigh-Charlotte corridor with federal and state funding for the Piedmont Improvement Program.
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