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.
Fall Litter Sweep
NCDOT is gearing up for its Fall Litter Sweep this month. Thousands of department employees and volunteers from the mountains to the coast will grab their gloves, safety vests and trash bags for the biannual event taking place Sept. 14-28. The goal is to clean up the litter along state roadsides.
The first ever Adopt-A-Highway group in the state, out of western North Carolina, continues to clean up at least four times a year out of continued concerns of trash.
“I think it’s a great way for companies or organizations to give back to the community. Because to drive and see a nice pristine road is really nice. When you see a big pile of trash it’s really disappointing," said Ellen Boyle, an Adopt-A-Highway volunteer.
To learn more about the Fall Litter Sweep, including how to get supplies, visit
this NCDOT webpage.
DBE Meetings This Month
Also, this month, the Office of Civil Rights is working hard to connect with firms statewide on contracting opportunities with the department.
NCDOT will host outreach meetings to educate disadvantaged business enterprises. For more information, including when and where these meetings will be held, go to
this department webpage.
NC Awarded $1 Million Grant for EV Chargers
North Carolina will be able to expand its electric vehicle charging network thanks to a $1 million grant.
The department received the grant as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant will pay to install 20 Level 2 EV charging stations at 10 community colleges statewide.
You can find the locations of the charging stations on our
website.
Harkers Island Bridge Featured in Textbook
With the school year underway, the NCDOT and one of its recently completed projects will be mentioned in a textbook at East Carolina University.
The
Harkers Island bridge replacement project will be discussed with construction management students this year.
For the first time in the state, engineers used a unique material to make the bridge more resilient in the coastal environment.