CEG - Wed July 09, 2025
Crews Building 10-Lane Bridge Over I-77 in Mooresville, N.C.; Raleigh Scraps Six Forks Road Plan
Construction crews in North Carolina are scheduled to permanently close lanes on a busy section of Interstate 77 north of Charlotte on July 14, 2025, as part of an effort to begin building a massive new 10-lane bridge over the highway....
CEG - Mon June 23, 2025
NCDOT Rebuilding Helene-Damaged Bridge to Dialysis Equipment Plant in Marion, N.C.
It has been about nine months since Hurricane Helene tore through western North Carolina, devastating the region with floodwaters that wiped out homes and damaged businesses. In the McDowell County town of Marion, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains 36 mi....
CEG - Mon June 23, 2025
Rockslide Floods, Closes Stretch of I-40 Near Tenn.-N.C. Line Damaged by Helene in 2024
Almost nine months after Hurricane Helene heavily damaged Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, forcing its closure until March 2024, a rockslide and road flooding on June 18, 2025, has once again shut down the freeway in the same area....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 18, 2025
NCDOT Upgrades Intersection to Ease Congestion in Raleigh
In an effort to ease congestion and improve traffic, construction crews in Wake County, N.C., are upgrading the intersection of U.S. 401 at Ligon Mill Road and Mitchell Mill Road in Raleigh. Work on the $45.3 million project began in 2023....
Asheville Citizen-Times & CEG - Mon May 05, 2025
VIDEO: Asheville, N.C.'s Pair of Huge Interstate 26 Projects Moving Forward at Different Speeds
NCDOT opens new I-26 lanes in Buncombe County amid $531 million widening project. Just a few days after new permanent lanes opened along Interstate 26 the south side of Asheville, N.C., additional lanes became operational the morning of April 15, 2025, the state Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced....
ARTBA - Wed April 23, 2025
Worker Fatalities, Injuries in Highway, Bridge Construction Sector Decline
The highway and bridge sector is making measured progress in reducing worker deaths and injuries compared with the broader construction industry, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released April 23, 2025, to coincide with National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW)....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed April 23, 2025
State Road, Bridge Repairs in East Tennessee Due to Helene Heading Toward Finish Line
Almost seven months after the remnants of Hurricane Helene roared through Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee, causing billions of dollars in damage and claiming more than 100 lives between the two states, most major repair work has been finished in both states, particularly in Tennessee....
The Mountaineer - Mon February 24, 2025
Engineers Believe Long-Term I-40 Rebuild in N.C. Should Start at Pigeon River, Work Upward
With two of the four lanes of the collapsed portion of Interstate 40 set to be reopened on March 1, 2025 in far western N.C., following Hurricane Helene's destruction in fall 2024, attention will soon turn to the much grander and more difficult long-range goal of a permanent fix to the major U.S....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu January 30, 2025
Fayetteville, N.C.'s Raeford Road Undergoing $147.8M Rebuild
As the home of more than 392,000 residents and United States' military personnel stationed at Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) in its metropolitan area, Fayetteville, N.C., is a vibrant, growing city about an hour south of Raleigh along Interstate 95....
CEG - Wed January 22, 2025
NCDOT's Plan to Reopen Storm-Damaged Interstate 40 By Jan. 1 Hit Snag
Since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina in late September, the response from the state's Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has been relentless. Agency crews have worked hundreds of thousands of hours to help North Carolina's mountainous region recover from the most destructive storm in state history....
