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  • Home
  • Economic Benefits
    • Attract and Maintain Talent
    • Business and Commerce Growth
    • Economic Expansion
    • Increased Property Value
    • Job Growth
    • Labor Force Participation
    • Local Economic Revitalization
    • Reduced Congestion
    • Reliability
    • Tourism
  • Quality of Life Benefits
    • Accessibility
    • Active Lifestyle
    • Affordability
    • Attractiveness
    • Community Health
    • Environmental Justice
    • Environmental Sustainability
    • Equity
    • Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation
    • Heritage Conservation
    • Housing
    • Land Use Planning and Conservation
    • Noise
    • Resilience
    • Safety
    • Shortened Travel Time
  • Find Your State
  • Read the Report
  • Resources
    • EconWorks
    • Surface Reauthorization
  • Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation,  North Carolina,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation

    US 70 Havelock Bypass Project Protects Sensitive Longleaf Pine Habitat

    To earn the Sierra Club’s support for the $221 million U.S. 70 Havelock Bypass, the N. C. Department of Transportation took extensive measures to preserve sensitive longleaf pine forest habitat near the highway…

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  • Community Health,  North Carolina,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation

    Salem Parkway: Creating a Downtown Gateway

    The first short section of interstate highway in North Carolina opened in downtown Winston-Salem in 1958 and became part of Interstate 40. The highway included on- and off-ramps that were short and steep,…

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  • Economic Benefits of Transportation,  North Carolina,  Reduced Congestion

    Raleigh and Charlotte Stations Anchor Downtown Vitality and Statewide Rail Service

    A new Amtrak station in Raleigh and one under construction in Charlotte are hubs for local transit networks and new urban development in North Carolina’s two largest cities. The two stations provide anchors…

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  • North Carolina,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Safety

    Putting Drones to Work in North Carolina

    In response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Florence in 2018, the N. C. Department of Transportation deployed Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or drones, to assess the damage to infrastructure and hundreds of roads…

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  • Business and Commerce Growth,  Economic Benefits of Transportation,  North Carolina

    Improving I-26 Through the North Carolina Mountains

    Interstate 26 carries travelers from the Ohio Valley to Charleston, winding through North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. In a pair of long-awaited projects, the N.C. Department of Transportation is widening and modernizing I-26…

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