This Week at NCDOT: Bridge Dedication and NC by Train Kids Fare

RALEIGH – 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.

Elizabethtown Bridge Naming 

A bridge over Browns Creek in Bladen County is now named in honor of the late James “J.C.” Batchelor Jr.   

The Elizabethtown bridge recognizes Batchelor, who served for 20 years on the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment and six years on its Planning Board.   

Leaders from the state Department of Transportation, Elizabethtown and Bladen County were present for the ceremony.   

Batchelor was well known for civic service, being awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine from the governor and Outstanding Service and Devotion from Four-County Community Services Inc. 

NC by Train $5 Kids Fare

From now until Aug. 31, NC by Train is offering a one-way, $5 kid’s fare special.  

These discounts are valid for one child with each paying adult on Piedmont and Carolinian trains traveling in North Carolina. This deal cannot be combined with another discount.   

To learn more or buy tickets, visit ncbytrain.org​. 

For more information about NCDOT Now, contact the NCDOT Communications Office at (919) 707-2660. Additional news stories from throughout the week can be found on NCDOT.gov​.