NCDOT leader promises fewer politics, more results (Mooresville Tribune)
DOT leader promises fewer politics, more results (Mooresville Tribune)
A top official of the N.C. Department of Transportation says Gov. Beverly Perdue has successfully taken the “politics out of transportation” in an effort to make the agency more effective.
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NCDOT’s new criteria for loop-building gives East End Connector a 2014 start date (News and Observer)
NCDOT’s new criteria for loop-building gives East End Connector a 2014 start date (News and Observer)
NCDOT expects to start construction in fiscal year 2014 on Durham’s East End Connector, one of North Carolina’s longest-delayed road projects.
First proposed in the 1970s, the $162 million project on the east side of Durham would create a north-south, stoplight-free […]
NC Board of Transportation Meeting 6.3.10 (Summary by Jim Humphrey, CDOT)
NC Board of Transportation Meeting 6.3.10 (Summary by Jim Humphrey, CDOT)
Secretary’s Remarks- Jim Trogden spoke of Mobility Funds, response to a Amtrak Train derailment in Mebane, expansion of mid-day train service between Raleigh and Charlotte, award of the contract for I-485 and the public event in Charlotte, more work to integrate NCTA into NCDOT (including […]
NCDOT: Stimulus-funded construction payroll jumps 131% (Triangle Business Journal)
NCDOT: Stimulus-funded construction payroll jumps 131% (Triangle Business Journal)
Transportation payroll funded by federal stimulus funds more than doubled in March, according to data compiled by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
A total of $3.7 million in federal stimulus money was paid out to 4,740 workers in March. Those workers clocked 215,914 hours.
The payroll jumped […]
NCDOT 2010 Legislative Agenda – Legislation and Mobility Fund
The NC Department of Transportation unveiled their legislative agenda for the 2010 Short Session which includes a couple of items of interest to cities. I have posted all three draft bill below by the draft title, but pay special attention to DOT Powers and Duties Changes. So far I am hearing positive feedback from transportation […]
Lanny Wilson’s seat on transportation board filled by Jacksonville car dealer (Wilmington Star News)
Lanny Wilson’s seat on transportation board filled by Jacksonville car dealer (Wilmington Star News)
Could Lanny Wilson’s fall from grace drag down the area’s transportation infrastructure too?
The N.C. Department of Transportation announced on Thursday that Mike Alford of Jacksonville was sliding over from his at-large seat on the state Board of Transportation to fill Wilson’s old […]
NCDOT Financial Update to Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
NCDOT Financial Update to Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
You can read the live tweets at http://twitter.com/MetroMayors.
Or see the Power Point by clicking here.
Stimulus put 5,510 to work on road projects in N.C. in October, says NCDOT (Triangle Business Journal)
Stimulus put 5,510 to work on road projects in N.C. in October, says NCDOT (Triangle Business Journal)
Transportation stimulus payroll dolled out in North Carolina in October rose by 23 percent compared to the previous month, according to data compiled by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractors paid $5.3 million to 5,510 employees who worked […]
