NCDOT Receives $300 Million Federal Grant For Major Rail Improvements

RALEIGH, N.C. – The N.C. Department of Transportation has been awarded a nearly $300 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve safety, reliability and capacity of current and future passenger rail service along the Piedmont Corridor. “This federal investment demonstrates our partners’ confidence in North Carolina’s...

A look at Raleigh new automated parking garage

Overturned cement truck closes I-40 West in Wake County near Garner: NCDOT

GARNER, N.C. (WNCN) — An overturned cement truck has closed a section of Interstate 40 West in Wake County Wednesday afternoon, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said. According to NCDOT, the incident happened around 10 a.m. on the James E. Harrington Freeway section of I-40 near Garner. Due...

'The Hopper is our wheels': Microtransit growing across North Carolina

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Communities in North Carolina continue to use microtransit services. Holly Springs in Wake County recently launched the Holly Springs Hopper. It features on-demand public transportation that can be arranged by phone or an app. The service will pick the rider up wherever they live within the perimeter and get them to the destination.

Automated parking garage coming to Raleigh

An automated parking garage is coming to Raleigh.

School bus confusion leads to Wake County chaos

Squiggly Yellow Lines On Raleigh's South State Street Go Viral, Get Fixed Fast

A Raleigh comedian pulled his car over after noticing the double yellow lines on South State Street getting more and more crooked the further he drove, and the video he shot on his phone has now pushed the city to fix the road. Jordan Huggins said he was driving home on South State Street when he spotted the unusual markings and decided to stop because there wasn't much traffic around. What he filmed next — a stretch of double yellow lines wobbling like a drawn-on squiggle instead of running straight down the pavement — quickly spread across TikTok and Instagram.

Regional leaders discuss future of transportation as Triangle continues to grow

The focus was on how transit investments can support the region's rapid growth across the Triangle.

Drivers furious after city officials ruin street with 'squiggly' yellow lines

North Carolina content creator Jordan Scott Huggins called out Raleigh's crooked yellow lines in a viral TikTok video, prompting the city to order them repainted.

Substitute bus driver struggling with route causes concern in Wake County neighborhood

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (WNCN) — Confusion behind the wheel of a school bus led to chaos in Holly Springs earlier this week. Parents of students at Middle Creek Elementary School said their kid’s bus was running late on Tuesday. So, they tracked it on the “Here Comes the Bus” app, only to find the driver […]

Raleigh businesses adapt as New Bern Avenue BRT construction intensifies

Cones, construction and congestion have become routine for drivers and business owners along the corridor as the project moves forward.

More than 2K Raleigh residents without power along stretch of Creedmoor Road Thursday, Duke Energy reports

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A stretch of Creedmoor Road has lost power, leaving more than 2,000 people in the dark. According to the Duke Energy Outage Map, a strip of Creedmoor Road between Jeffreys Grove School Road and Morgans Way, and all the way to Lake Lynn, is without power.

S-Line Project Continues to Shape Wake Forest's Future

A vision decades in the making continues to move closer to reality. The S-Line passenger rail corridor, which will reconnect Raleigh and Richmond while bringing passenger rail service back to Wake Forest, represents one of the most significant transportation and economic development opportunities in the town's history. Along with the planned Downtown Mobility Hub and supporting infrastructure improvements, the project will strengthen regional connectivity while creating new opportunities for business investment, workforce mobility, tourism, and long-term economic growth. It has the potential to transform how people live, work, visit, and invest in Wake Forest, and particularly its Downtown, for generations to come.

GoRaleigh's R-Line to be suspended as ridership declines; city to study options

GoRaleigh said the suspension is temporary and starts on Sunday, Aug. 9.

Trackwork disrupts Amtrak schedules in North Carolina, Northeast

Trackwork is affecting Amtrak service in North Carolina beginning today (Aug. 3) and in New England starting Thursday, Aug. 6. Today through Thursday, and again Aug. 24-27, Piedmont and Carolinian operations will be affected between Greensboro and Raleigh, N.C. On those dates, Piedmont train No. 72 will terminate at Greensboro, while trains 73 and 75 [...] Read More...

NCDOT Awards Contract To Improve I-95 In Nash County

NASHVILLE, N.C. – Drivers on Interstate 95 in Nash County will benefit from targeted repairs that will extend the life of the roadway after the N.C. Department of Transportation approved a $7.5 million construction project last week. Fred Smith Co. of Raleigh received the contract to perform slab replacement...

Substitute bus driver struggling with route causes concern in Wake County neighborhood

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (WNCN) — Confusion behind the wheel of a school bus led to chaos in Holly Springs earlier this week. Parents of students at Middle Creek Elementary School said their kid’s bus was running late on Tuesday. So, they tracked it on the “Here Comes the...

A new solution to road fixes? Make TikTok videos.

Sick of potholes? Spelling errors on road signs? Or yellow lines painted wrong?. Just make a TikTok video. The News & Observer reports Jordan Scott Huggins, also known on social media as “akayoungbeefy,” complained online about squiggly center lines on South State Street in Raleigh, North Carolina. “Brand...

Patchy Fog for Today’s Morning Commute, Hydroplaning Hazards in the Evening

Meteorologist John Marcy gives your commute forecast.