Intermodal service is set for the Port of Wilmington, N.C., with daily CSX service to Charlotte. The first double-stack trains are due to begin operating July 28.
July 21, 2017Government
Road Building in North Carolina ‘Data Driven’ After Passing of Bill to Remove Politics From Transportation
In the old days, getting a road built often meant a powerful legislator making a call, pressuring agency employees and then appearing at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the shiny new road.
December 13, 2016Government
North Carolina Lawmakers Woo Total Quality Logistics With Incentives to Hire
Lawmakers in High Point, North Carolina, are wooing Total Quality Logistics into their city, voting Nov. 21 to offer $70,000 of performance-based incentives if the company were to open an office and hire 70 employees over five years.
November 23, 2016Government
Major Interstates Reopened in North Carolina
While more than 600 smaller roads in North Carolina remained closed Oct. 17 because of high water from the floods caused by Hurricane Matthew, Interstate 95 reopened in both directions that morning. That good news followed the reopening of I-40 on Oct. 14.
October 17, 2016Government
Tony Tata, N.C. Secretary of Transportation, Resigns
North Carolina Secretary of Transportation A.J. “Tony” Tata resigned July 28 and was immediately replaced by the department’s chief deputy secretary on an interim basis.
July 30, 2015