Tag: North Carolina transportation projects

Roadbuilding

NCDOT adds 144 projects valued at $2.5 billion to 10-year plan

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has updated its draft 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan to include an additional 144 projects totaling $2.5 billion compared to the draft released in January. Officials say the projects were added following updated revenue projections. The agency will also be able to accelerate another 350 projects […]

July 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

NCDOT opens public comment period for 10-year transportation plan project scoring

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is accepting public comments on division-level projects included in the state’s 10-year transportation plan until November 7. The agency opened the plan to public participation earlier this year and reported a “record” response both online and at regional meetings. NCDOT reported more than 3,000 people visited the website […]

October 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT seeks public input on 10-year State Transportation Improvement Program

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) opens the public comment period on its 10-year, 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) June 20 and will hold a series of informal public meetings in its 14 local transportation divisions during the month-long period. The list of proposed projects is available here. NCDOT used the funding formula […]

June 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

N. Carolina DOT awards $19.7 million on construction projects

The North Carolina Department of Transportation recently awarded $19.7 million in road construction and rehabilitation projects. Smith-Rowe of Mount Airy was awarded an $11.6 million contract for extending Idols Road roughly two miles from Hampton Road to Clemmons Road in Forsyth County. The project includes paving, drainage and grading. The contractor can begin work June […]

May 11, 2016