Study: Rush-hour rail could ease commuter crunch (News and Observer)
RALEIGH A new report predicts a healthy demand by Triangle workers and students for commuter trains that could run every 40 minutes during the morning and afternoon rush hour.
The study, released today, says that by 2022 the state-owned N.C. Railroad could serve at least 11,000 riders […]
STATEMENT FROM TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY GENE CONTI REGARDING TOLLING ON I-95 IN VIRGINIA
The N.C. Department of Transportation looks forward to working with Virginia in exploring options for improving the I-95 corridor.
Both North Carolina and Virginia were part of the Corridors of the Future Program, which brought together five states in the Southeast to cooperatively […]
NC lawmakers return; closing budget hole is focus (AP)
North Carolina legislative leaders are trying to prevent the economic recession from prolonging the General Assembly’s so-called “short” session.
Lawmakers return formally to work Wednesday for another round of tough spending choices as state tax revenues have failed to keep up with costs for the new fiscal year […]
Va. seeks tolls on I-95 near N.C. border (Richmond Times Dispatch)
Tolls, once a familiar sight in the Richmond area, would be instituted on the North Carolina line if a proposal by Gov. Bob McDonnell is granted.
The McDonnell administration has asked federal transportation officials for permission to place tolls on traffic on Interstate 95 near […]
Budget, jobs top state’s agenda (News and Record)
RALEIGH — In addition to budget tables and tax reports, lawmakers this summer may be reaching for a thesaurus to find new ways to say “bleak.”
The General Assembly returns to Raleigh on Wednesday with two majors goals: rebalancing the state budget and sparking job creation.
Although lawmakers mention other […]
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 […]
N.C. cities, cable still at odds on broadband entry (AP)
Wilson, N.C. — Big telecoms in North Carolina keep fretting about towns like Wilson and Salisbury getting into the broadband business.
Ever since a 2005 appeals court ruling upheld the right of towns and cities to offer high-speed Internet to their residents, large cable and phone companies […]
Sales Tax Hikes (The Insider)
Voters in Duplin, New Hanover and Onslow counties approved referendums to impose local-option quarter-cent sales tax hikes on Tuesday. The ballot measures had previously failed in Duplin and Onslow counties. David Thompson, executive director of the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, said the voter-approved initiatives will help those counties avoid property […]
ABC Recommendations (AP)
The Joint Study Committee on Alcoholic Beverage Control has recommended that the General Assembly give the state ABC Commission authority to set performance standards and training requirements for local ABC boards. However, the panel declined to recommend more drastic reforms to the state’s liquor system. The watered down legislation recommended by the panel […]
Below is a link to a calendar released today at the Senate Appropriations JPS Subcommittee meeting which outlines the timetable and dates for the budget process.
