Patrick Springs
Patrick Springs, VA · Traffic & Transit
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North Carolina passenger rail line to get $550M from US DOT
The U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday it has obligated $550 million for a new passenger rail line in North Carolina. The S-Line project will connect Richmond, Virginia, and Raleigh, North Carolina. Portions of the route will allow train speeds of up to 110 mph, according to the North Carolina DOT. The rail line could reduce travel time between the two cities by up to 90 minutes when completed, according to the US DOT.
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City council restricts parking around Lindley Elementary and several other areas
ASHEBORO — The Asheboro City Council removed some on-street parking from public use around Lindley Elementary School and the courthouse. At the Oct. 8 meeting, the council also prepared to make new community development block grant (CDBG) requests from the state for public improvements. Council member Phillip Cheek did...
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Parking a concern with 200,000 visitors expected for GHOE
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Contractor to begin replacing U.S. 21 bridge over I-77 in Jonesville
JONESVILLE — An N.C. Department of Transportation contractor soon will begin replacing a 62-year-old bridge in Yadkin County. Crews from Blythe Construction Inc., of Charlotte, will spend the next three years replacing the 62-year-old bridge on U.S. 21 over Interstate 77 in Jonesville between Wilkins Road and Little Mountain Road. Construction begins this week, with crews clearing the worksite and installing erosion control measures as they prepare to build the new bridge adjacent to the existing structure. The project also includes replacing and relocating water and sewer lines, building a new culvert to carry a small creek under U.S. 21 and, once the bridge is finished, reconstructing the ramps between I-77 and U.S. 21. The $16.5 million contract calls for construction to finish in summer 2029. The contract only allows lane closures on I-77 during nighttime hours, and lane closures on U.S. 21 are not permitted during morning rush hour. For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media.
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NC drivers seeing relief at the pump 10 days after gas tax suspension
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NC has the cheapest gas in the country
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North Carolina suspends gas tax, but not all drivers are seeing savings
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Closing busy traffic lanes in Burlington is just plain dumb
We never cease to be amazed at the ridiculous ideas some consultants can come up with, given the thousands of taxpayer dollars some government agencies will pay them to conceive. We hate to be stereotypical, but one of the categories that seem most susceptible to these cockeyed ideas is anything...
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DOT proposes to close two travel lanes of S. Church Street near City Park, Williams High School
Median scrapped, but narrowing lanes from four to two still proposed for area near downtown. North Carolina’s state transportation department has unfurled a new version of a plan to eliminate some of the travel lanes from an accident-prone stretch of South Church Street in Burlington. Colin Mellor, a project...