This Week at NCDOT: DMV Road Tests and Expiration Dates, ADA Celebrates 30 Years
RALEIGH, N.C. – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in NCDOT Now, the department
State Government
State Water Infrastructure Authority approves $194 million for water and sewer system improvements
RALEIGH, N.C. -- On July 8 by the State Water Infrastructure Authority approved $194 million in loans and grants to help pay for 54 drinking water and wastewater projects. The authority is an independent body with primary responsibility for awarding federal and state funding for water and
N.C. Education Lottery raised $729 million in 2020
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The N.C. Education Lottery raised $729.8 million to support education programs in North Carolina in fiscal year 2020. The amount of money raised sets a new record, topping last year’s amount by $20.6 million, or almost 3 percent. On average, the lottery generated almost $2 mi
N.C.’s obsolete death reporting system keeps public in a fog
by Julie Havlak As death rates spike across the nation, no one knows how many North Carolinians have died since the COVID-19 pandemic struck. New York City’s deaths from all causes soared 663% for the week ending April 11, while deaths rose 41% across the U.S. That’s comp
North Carolina National Guard winding down its COVID-19 relief operations
RALEIGH, N.C. - The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) will wind down its COVID-19 relief operations this Friday, July 24, 2020. The NC Guard has been on duty for 135 days supporting North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, North Carolina
Shoaling Near Ocracoke Forces Reduction in Pamlico Sound Ferry Schedule
OCRACOKE, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is temporarily reducing service on Pamlico Sound between Cedar Island, Swan Quarter and Ocracoke due to critical shoaling issues in the ferry channel just outside of Ocracoke’s Silver Lake Harbor. The latest survey by th
State to host public information session by web conference on August 4 about PFAS/GenX at Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will host a community information session by web conference on Tuesday, August 4, about current actions to prevent and remediate PFAS contamination at the Chemours Fayetteville Works Facility. The public is invited to par
DEQ Denies Buffer Authorization for RDU Airport Authority Perimeter Fence Request
RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (Division) has denied a buffer authorization request by the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA) for a proposed enhanced security perimeter fence. A buffer authorization would allow for impacts withi
Public comment period extended to August 17 on Chemours permit to keep PFAS out of Cape Fear River
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public comment on a draft discharge permit for a water treatment system at the Chemours Fayetteville Works site to remove PFAS contamination. Chemours is required under the terms of paragraph 12(e) of the Consent Order to redu
Division of Marine Fisheries publishes annual stock overview
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries today released its annual Stock Overview of state managed marine fisheries species. The 2020 North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries Stock Overview reviews available information, such as long-term trends in catch, biological d
State reveals more info about COVID-19 hospital cases, but large gaps remain
by Julie Havlak RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolinians know more about COVID-19 hospitalizations than they did a week ago. But data critical to the fight against COVID-19 remain missing from North Carolina’s dashboard, researchers say. North Carolina’s new dashboard shows a regional pic
Rabe Family Donates New Observation Deck at Morrow Mountain State Park
RALEIGH, N.C. — Thanks to a generous donation from the late Tom Rabe, his wife Jean and the Rabe family, a new 1,000 square foot observation deck is now open on top of Morrow Mountain. The donation was made to the park through the Friends of Morrow Mountain, the non-profit organization that