Friday, April 11, 2025
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's weekly newscast.
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
North Carolina’s roads are about to get a spring cleaning and it’s not just the pollen getting swept away.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Roll up your sleeves and join the N.C. Department of Transportation as we cleanup roadside trash during the Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 14-28.
Friday, September 06, 2024
This week at the department, employees prepared for the Fall Litter Sweep and DBE meetings, received a grant for EV chargers and were featured in a textbook.
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
As the leaves begin to turn, the N.C. Department of Transportation is excited to announce its Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 14-28.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Did you know that there are 80,000 miles of state-maintained roads in North Carolina?
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
N.C. Department of Transportation is gearing up for its annual Spring Litter Sweep from April 13-27.
Friday, September 08, 2023
This week at the department the Litter Sweep beings, train riders can buy their special stop tickets, there are DBE meetings and a new program.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Ready to make a difference and help us keep North Carolina litter free?
The N.C. Department of Transportation is seeking volunteers to pick up roadside litter during the 2023 Fall Litter Sweep, which is from Sept. 16-30.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The N.C. Department of Transportation is looking for volunteers for the 2023 Spring Litter Sweep, which runs April 15 – 29.
Friday, September 09, 2022
This week at the department, back to school supplies are delivered to Robeson County, the Fall Litter Sweep begins, and the passenger ferry season is extended.
Friday, April 22, 2022
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's weekly newscast.
Thursday, April 14, 2022
This week at the department, a Community Day on Rodanthe Bridge and the Spring Litter Sweep.
Friday, March 25, 2022
This week at NCDOT, the department is seeking volunteers for its Spring Litter Sweep, there was a bridge dedication for a fallen state trooper and another regional DBE meeting was held.
Thursday, March 17, 2022
The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Litter Sweep from April 16-30.
Friday, January 14, 2022
This week at the department, the Governor's Executive Order, 2021 litter wrap-up and disadvantaged business enterprise outreach.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 12 million pounds of litter from roadsides, further solidifying this year as a record-setting one.
Friday, October 29, 2021
This week at the department, Halloween safety tips and a record year for litter collection.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 11 million pounds of litter from roadsides, exceeding the state’s record for litter collection set in 2019.
Friday, October 01, 2021
This week at the department, litter collection surpasses 10 million and DBE outreach continues.
Thursday, September 30, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 10 million pounds of litter from roadsides, nearly breaking the state’s record for litter collection set in 2019.
Friday, September 10, 2021
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's weekly newscast.
Friday, August 27, 2021
This week at the department, volunteers across the state prepare for the Fall Litter Sweep and the Football Trains return by popular demand.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 9 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the state’s record for litter collection set in 2019
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 11-25.
Friday, July 23, 2021
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's weekly newscast.
Monday, July 19, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 8 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the state’s record for litter collection set in 2019.
Friday, July 02, 2021
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's weekly newscast.
Friday, June 18, 2021
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's weekly newscast.
Monday, June 14, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation's crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 7 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the record for litter collection set in 2019.
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation’s crews, contractors and volunteers have collected more than 6 million pounds of litter from roadsides and are on pace to exceed the record for litter collection set in 2019.
Friday, April 30, 2021
This week at the department there's new images for the future Charlotte Gateway Station, thanks to Spring Litter Sweep voluntters and next week is Bike to School Day.
Thursday, April 29, 2021
As part of its litter removal efforts, the N.C. Department of Transportation crews and contractors, and volunteers have now collected more than 5 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year.
Friday, April 23, 2021
Division 13 Board of Transportation Member Billy Clarke joined a Buncombe County crew for Litter Sweep.
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Board Member Melvin Mitchell joined Nash County maintenance employees on a litter sweep Thursday.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
A Litter Sweep team found a wallet and returned it to its owner.
Monday, April 19, 2021
As part of its litter removal efforts, including the ongoing Litter Sweep, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 4 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year.
Monday, April 05, 2021
As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 3 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Multi-Platinum country music artist and North Carolina native Luke Combs calls upon North Carolinians to keep the state beautiful and keep litter off roadways.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Litter conscious North Carolinians now have a new way to report litterers through a simple, mobile-friendly web application.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 2 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year.
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Litter Sweep from April 10-24.
Monday, March 01, 2021
As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 1 million pounds of litter from roadsides statewide this year.
Friday, September 18, 2020
This week the department is urging North Carolinians to not litter, plus a state ferry is back in service and vote for an NCDOT program to win a national competition.
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Volunteers across North Carolina are needed to help clean up trash along roads during the N.C. Department of Transportation’s annual Spring Litter Sweep from April 11-25.
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
The department needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Litter Sweep from Sept. 14-28.
Monday, March 04, 2019
The N.C. Department of Transportation needs volunteers to help clean up trash along roads during the Adopt-A-Highway Spring Litter Sweep from April 13-27.