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Work begins on $2.2 billion toll expressway to close Raleigh outer loop
Construction on the first phase of completing a $2.2 billion outer expressway toll loop around Raleigh, North Carolina, has begun. Lane Blythe Construction Joint Venture of Charlotte won the $403 million design-build contract in December 2018 for the first phase of the project, which will extend the Triangle Expressway from U.S. 401 to Interstate 40 […]
November 28, 2019
Roadbuilding
N.C. builds its first continuous flow intersection
North Carolina is among a growing number of states that have added their first continuous flow intersection. The N.C. Department of Transportation recently announced the opening of the state’s first such intersection – also known as a displaced left turn intersection or crossover displaced left turn intersection – at N.C. 16 and Mount Holly-Huntersville Road in […]
November 4, 2019
Dealers
These are our 2019 Big Iron Dealer of the Year finalists
This year's five finalists have been recognized for meeting customer needs, employing technology, and more. Learn more here on Equipment World.
July 16, 2019
Roadbuilding
$403M contract awarded for N.C. 540 outer loop around Raleigh
According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, construction could begin 2019 and the road is expected to open to traffic in 2023. More info here.
December 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
Charlotte area to get its first toll road to bypass busy U.S. 74
The Monroe Expressway is said to open in late November. Check out the details of the new toll road opening and get other heavy equipment industry news here.
November 5, 2018
Components
Yokohama Tire opens new $5.6M R&D center in N.C.
Yokohama Tire opens its largest overseas research and development center in the U.S. to consolidate its U.S. R&D staff for tire development. Learn more here.
October 10, 2018
Roadbuilding
N.C. ranks 8th in nation for bad bridges, infrastructure funding needed
North Carolina is ranked as the 8th worst state in the country for bad bridges, with 17 percent listed as functionally obsolete and another 12 percent considered structurally deficient, and many of them are in the Charlotte area. With thousands of bridges needing repair or replacement, lawmakers are trying to figure out how to pay for […]
February 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
State Street Aid starts distributing $147.7 million to 507 municipalities in North Carolina
More than 500 municipalities in North Carolina have begun to receive their distributions from the North Carolina State Street Aid, a program also known as the Powell Bill fund, for street, bikeway, greenway or sidewalk projects. State Street Aid is sending out $147.7 million to 507 municipalities, with half the money sent October 1 and the […]
October 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
The Mayor and the Secretary: Foxx watching
While Anthony Foxx has yet to light up the headlines, he has started work at a tough job with what appears to be a lukewarm and not-too-long honeymoon period. So we wait to see just what kind of Secretary of Transportation he will be. His background has been assessed and analysts have become predictors, but […]
July 25, 2013
Business
Senate Committee approves nomination of Anthony Foxx for Secretary of Transportation
As expected, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx’s confirmation as the next U.S. Secretary of Transportation is going smoothly. On Monday, the Senate Committee for Commerce Science and Transportation approved his nomination, according to our sister site Better Roads. Foxx’s nomination will now go before the full Senate. The Senate committee’s chairman, Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, urged committee […]
June 12, 2013
Roadbuilding
Foxx confirmation hearing concludes smoothly
Yesterday’s confirmation hearing for President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, concluded smoothly, with Foxx making few promises to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and with no hostile questions raised, the New York Times reported. Though the committee asked Foxx a number of  questions, the nominee made a point […]
May 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
Senate committee on transportation to move quickly on Foxx nomination, Rockefeller says
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said Monday that his panel would move quickly to hold a confirmation hearing on President Obama’s nomination of Anthony Foxx as the next Secretary of Transportation, The Hill reported. Though Rockefeller pushed for National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman as the nominee for transportation […]
April 30, 2013
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