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Pinebluff, NC · Traffic & Transit
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Rocky Mount Lands $3M Grant to Bus Workers Straight to Raleigh Jobs
Rocky Mount is moving forward with a commuter bus service that would carry workers between the city and Raleigh during peak weekday hours, after the North Carolina Department of Transportation awarded a $3 million grant to get the project off the ground. City officials are now searching for a qualified vendor to run the service, with plans to connect two of the state's fastest-growing labor markets roughly 56 miles apart along U.S. Route 64.
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Construction project starting soon on major downtown Raleigh streets
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Traffic cones, detours, and construction workers will soon take over two major streets in downtown Raleigh. The city is making improvements to Blount Street and Person Street. Blount and Person Street see thousands of vehicle traffic every day, but traffic will be slowing with Blount...
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School Bus Rear-Ended Near Four Oaks
FOUR OAKS, N.C. – No injuries were reported after a Johnston County Public Schools bus was rear-ended Thursday morning while stopping to pick up a student. The crash happened on Keen Road near NC 96 South. Bus 86, carrying students to Four Oaks Elementary School, was stopping at a...
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Cary residents demand safer crosswalks
After a fatal vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Wednesday morning, Cary neighbors are voicing their opinions on improvements needed to crosswalks in the area. A 76-year-old woman was killed Wednesday morning when she was hit on Ederlee Drive near Peregrine Place. Neighbors say this fatal accident could have been...
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ENC Named To North Carolina’s PART Consortium Five-Year Transit Bus Contract
ENC®, a U.S.-based transit bus manufacturer and subsidiary of Rivaz Inc., has announced it has been named an approved manufacturer on a five-year cooperative contract led by the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART). The consortium contract establishes a base quantity of 49 buses, with options for an additional...
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Rocky Mount approves funding match for new Raleigh commuter bus service
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Rocky Mount is moving forward with plans for a new commuter bus service connecting the city with Raleigh. The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded $3 million to launch the service, and Rocky Mount City Council approved the local matching funds Monday night to secure the grant.
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Hargett Street detours begin in downtown Raleigh Monday morning
Drivers in downtown Raleigh should expect street closures and possible delays this week. Hargett Street will be closed between Fayetteville Street and South Wilmington Street. The northbound lane of Fayetteville Street will also be closed between East Martin Street and East Morgan Street. The closures are scheduled to begin at...
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North Carolina town sues woman for using her land as off-campus parking for school
APEX, N.C. (WNCN) — A parking fight in Apex has moved from town hall to the courts. The Town of Apex has filed a lawsuit against a property owner who for years has allowed Apex Friendship High School students to park on her land across from the campus and along busy Humie Olive Road. The suit […]
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Construction begins on Airport Boulevard Extension project
Phase One of the Airport Boulevard extension project is underway and the North Carolina Department of Transportation launched a tool to provide real-time traffic updates for the duration of the project. The corridor between Garden Square Lane and Church Street in Morrisville is under construction to provide a direct route...
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Foul-Smelling Spill Coats Vehicles On U.S. 70
CLAYTON, N.C. – Hundreds of motorists unknowingly drove through a sticky, foul-smelling substance Tuesday afternoon after an unknown waste material spilled from a large truck on U.S. 70 near Gordon Road. The spill was reported shortly after 4:30 p.m. Aug. 18 on U.S. 70 Business, approximately 250 feet south...
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Officials closing downtown Raleigh tunnel from GoRaleigh Bus Station to Wilmington Street to ‘improve security’
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Raleigh officials said Wednesday that closing off a pedestrian tunnel at the downtown GoRaleigh Bus Station should help “improve security and pedestrian safety.”. Currently, a pedestrian tunnel exists from the GoRaleigh Bus Station at Moore Square to Wilmington Street, emerging in the 220 block....
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Portion of US 64 Business in Knightdale closes for days-long road project
Beginning Wednesday, one lane of Knightdale Boulevard at Carolinian Avenue will be closed for a days-long improvement project. The right lane (eastbound) at the intersection of U.S. 64 Business (Knightdale Boulevard) and Carolinian Avenue will be closed for approximately 10 days, from Wednesday, Aug. 19 to Friday, Aug. 28, according to the town of Knightdale.