The N. C. Department of Transportation’s Division of Aviation has awarded seven airports grants of up to $3,000 each to host aviation and aerospace-themed summer academies for elementary, middle and high school students.
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State Funds Available for Bicycle, Pedestrian and Facilities Projects
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation is accepting applications for the 2024 Multimodal Planning Grant Program, which provides state planning funds for identifying bike and walking paths and transit connections.
NCDOT provides free bicycle helmets
Applications are open to receive free bicycle helmets from the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Lenoir, Greene, and Jones get New Highway Division 2 Engineer
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Division 2 is entering 2024 under new leadership.
Construction Suspended for Holiday Travel
The N.C. Department of Transportation will suspend most construction activity on major highways to make travel easier during the upcoming holiday season. Most work along interstates, U.S. and key state routes will be suspended starting Friday morning and will resume Jan. 2, 2024.
Statewide Holiday ‘Booze It & Lose It’ Enforcement Campaign Underway
RALEIGH – This holiday season, the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program joins local and state law enforcement to urge drivers against impaired driving.
Statewide Halloween 'Booze It & Lose It' Enforcement Campaign Underway
RALEIGH – Few things are scarier than the consequences of driving while impaired. From now until Oct. 31, statewide law enforcement will be increasing saturation patrols and using checkpoints to keep impaired drivers off the road, as part of the annual “Booze It & Lose It” campaign.
Kinston License Plate Agency to open temporary location
The Kinston License Plate Agency (LPA) will open a temporary office while repairs continue to its permanent location at the Kinston Plaza Shopping Center which was damaged by a tornado on June 22. The temporary office will open on Sept. 14 at 2407-C N. Heritage St., which is in an undamaged area of the same Kinston Plaza Shopping Center.
NCDOT seeks public input for next 10-Year Transportation Plan
The N.C. Department of Transportation is beginning to evaluate projects for its next 10-year capital plan and wants the public to be involved.
Lenoir County Intersection Converting to All-Way Stop
A two-way stop west of Kinston will become an all-way stop this week to boost safety.
DMV Rolls Out Walk-In Wait Time Tool
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles continues to roll out improvements to enhance customer service and today is announcing new technology available on its website to help its customers avoid a prolonged wait in line.
Free Bicycle Helmets Coming Soon
The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to provide thousands of bike helmets to children across the state to reduce serious injuries and save lives.
New traffic islands added to Hill Farm Road ahead of all-way stop implementation
Drivers on Hill Farm Road may have noticed traffic islands on their daily commute. The islands are in preparation for an all-way stop that will be implemented at that intersection this week. The attached graphic illustrates how the road will look as of Wednesday. Left turns are not being eliminated.
NCDOT: Lenoir County Intersection to Become All-Way-Stop
A Lenoir County intersection is scheduled to become an all-way stop this week. The intersection of Hill Farm Road at Smithfield Way will be transformed into the new traffic pattern on Wednesday. Currently, drivers on Hill Farm Road don’t stop, so the N.C. Department of Transportation will install pavement markings and stop signs.
NCDOT: Two-day Closure Needed for Pipe Replacement in Lenoir County
Ahead of Hull Road in Lenoir County being resurfaced, the N.C. Department of Transportation will replace a pipe.