This Week at NCDOT: Scenic Byways and Port Simulator

If you’re looking for a fun, summer day trip, consider taking one of North Carolina’s 60 scenic byways, located from the mountains to the sea. The byway routes are carefully selected as safe and interesting alternatives to the faster-paced and commercial areas found along North Carolina's major highways and interstates.

Go online for more information about exploring some of our state’s less traveled roads.

As North Carolina’s ports grow and technology changes, it’s important that employees are trained to handle cargo needs of the future safely and efficiently.

The North Carolina Ports recently got a simulator that provides advanced training on skills that employees will need to operate equipment now and in the future. Machine movements, vibrations and a surround sound system in the simulator mimic what it feels and sounds like on the port’s equipment.

Trainers have full control of different scenarios, allowing them to observe the exercise from any angle, add in obstacles and weather conditions, and review employee performance.

It’s been one year since Phase 1 of the Charlotte Gateway Station project kicked off and work is progressing. Targeted for completion in 2022, 2,000 feet of rail track is being put down, five new bridges built and a rail platform constructed.

Gateway Station​​ will serve as Charlotte’s multimodal facility, connecting passenger rail, buses, taxis, ride sharing services and bicycles.