After serving for twenty-seven years in state government, including the last three as secretary for the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Eric Boyette is retiring.
Published: Friday, December 8th, 2023 @ 8:05 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A fired state Department of Transportation worker urges the full 15-member North Carolina Court of Appeals to rehear his lawsuit challenging the dismissal.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 12:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina has a growing problem, both figuratively and literally. Being ranked as the #1 state for business two years in a row is definitely a good problem to have
Published: Monday, November 27th, 2023 @ 11:02 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Secretary Eric Boyette is retiring from state government after 27 years of service.
Published: Saturday, October 14th, 2023 @ 5:06 am
By: Governor's Office
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation unveiled its Clean Transportation Plan Wednesday. They say it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance “environmental justice,” and create good-paying jobs tied to clean transportation.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 1:20 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) has voted to authorize the NCDOT to conduct a study which seeks to improve traffic congestion along the I-77 corridor.
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 10:08 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has replenished the state’s Highway Trust Fund (HTF) with $1.1 billion — two years ahead of schedule.
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 12:22 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The state auditor said in an examination released Wednesday, May 26, that the N.C. Department of Transportation’s sloppy record keeping led to inaccurate reports on advance construction.
Published: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 @ 11:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, the NC Department of Transportation and the NC Department of Health and Human Services announced that approximately $2.5 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding is being distributed to local transit agencies across the state
Published: Sunday, January 24th, 2021 @ 4:49 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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WBTV reported that the North Carolina Department of Transportation is furloughing employees after years of financial mismanagement.
Published: Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 @ 2:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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P.T. Barnum once said there’s a sucker born every minute.
Published: Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 @ 12:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Department of Transportation’s financial woes may be over, but its headaches live on.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 8:25 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Map Act may have reached the end of the road.
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2019 @ 4:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina taxpayers will foot the bill for a $3 billion transportation bond and won’t have a say in being saddled with the debt if House Bill 1010 passes
Published: Tuesday, June 5th, 2018 @ 10:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's time to pay up, a Superior Court judge told the N.C. Department of Transportation last week after issuing another order in a longstanding fight over the Map Act
Published: Friday, March 9th, 2018 @ 9:47 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Public hearing regarding NCDOT project on 15th Street
Published: Monday, December 5th, 2016 @ 4:09 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Last week, Congressmen G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Walter Jones (NC-03) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Anthony Foxx calling for the agency to approve North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) request to designate portions of U.S. Highway 264 as a Fut
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2016 @ 12:29 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Nick Tennyson joined state and local representatives Friday morning to open the completed U.S. 70 Goldsboro Bypass.
Published: Sunday, May 29th, 2016 @ 5:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Transportation planners on Monday told a House committee that the cumulative gap between anticipated revenues and projected spending through 2040 would be about $60 billion
Published: Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 11:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's been a four year wait, but it looks like we're finally seeing the Cooper regime at the Department of Justice DO SOMETHING.
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2016 @ 9:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to continue its evaluation of CSX's request for $100 million toward a Johnston County intermodal project
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2016 @ 2:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Supreme Court in February to hear appeal of law blocking development in highway corridors... When Gene Kirby bought nearly 42 acres of land along High Point Road in the early 1980s, he envisioned eventually going into business with his son and building apartments on the property.
Published: Wednesday, January 20th, 2016 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Well, the Second District GOP primary race for 2016 is getting7_number to be quite a crowded affair. We've all known incumbent Renee Ellmers was running for reelection. We've known about challengers Jim Duncan, Kay Daly and Frank Roche.
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 3:31 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Last Friday the John Locke Foundation filed a brief in support of the plaintiffs in Kirby v. NCDOT, a case that is currently before the NC Supreme Court. We filed as amicus curiae ("a friend of the court") because we wanted to bring certain facts and arguments to the Court's attention.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 9:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The John Locke Foundation has a long-standing interest in the Map Act, which we have criticized for being "inefficient, unfair, and unnecessary." We have repeatedly urged the General Assembly to repeal or reform it. We have also taken a keen interest in Kirby v. NCDOT and in the legal and...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 3:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced that North Carolina has secured a $25 million grant for the Charlotte Gateway Station project, a vital passenger rail connection for our state.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 3:54 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that online driver license renewal will now be available statewide by the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The improvement is part of the governor's "Driving Change" initiative which is focused on improving customer service at the DMV through technology...
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2015 @ 5:32 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the final roadblocks were cleared Friday allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation to proceed with construction of a new Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on N.C. 12 over the Oregon Inlet in Dare County.
Published: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 @ 11:21 am
By: McCrory Communications
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More than 1.5 million students across the state will head back to the classroom next week and our North Carolina officials want to make sure those students arrive safely and ready to learn.
Published: Thursday, August 20th, 2015 @ 6:41 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The recent abrupt departure of Tony Tata as secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has left many in government and political circles in Raleigh and across the state talking. His manner of leaving — with no public notice, while repeating the cliché about...
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 12:01 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On this Fourth of July Week, North Carolina is unveiling a new state license plate that recognizes the state's historic role in the creation of the United States. Beginning today, North Carolina motorists can choose a new "First in Freedom" standard state license plate for the first time since 1982.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 5:19 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Despite widespread vocal opposition from area business leaders and residents, Gov. Pat McCrory and North Carolina Department of Transportation officials maintain it is too late for the state to scrap the controversial 26-mile Interstate 77 tolling project between Charlotte and Mooresville in favor o
Published: Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:58 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina has begun implementing a testing phase for on-line renewal of driver licenses.
Published: Friday, June 12th, 2015 @ 3:17 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory unveiled the Connect NC bond proposals that will connect North Carolina cities and towns by building roads, upgrading technology and constructing education facilities.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 5:12 pm
By: Chris Downey
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