Transportation

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I-40 repairs along Tennessee/North Carolina border on track for New Year's Day

2:48pm December 02, 2024

As post-Helene recovery efforts continue, state Department of Transportation workers remain busy reconstructing Interstate 40 along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. That roughly 9-mile stretch of highway could reopen as soon as next month.

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Piedmont Triad International Airport, state agencies brace for holiday travel

1:29pm November 27, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The airport is anticipating over 40,000 people will use its services over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Transportation

City of Greensboro to demolish one of its downtown parking decks

9:00am November 26, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The city is moving forward with plans to close the Bellemeade Street Parking Deck due to costs.

An aerial view of the City of Greensboro

Transportation

Greensboro receives additional funding for traffic safety program

9:55am November 22, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

The grant, totaling more than $735,000, is being provided by the federal Safe Streets For All program. It aims to improve road safety and reduce traffic-related fatalities.

Workers clear debris from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Transportation

Two more sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopen

10:18am November 01, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

The National Park Service has announced that several more sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway have reopened after sustaining damage from Helene.

Transportation

Portion of Blue Ridge Parkway near Blowing Rock reopens

11:19am October 23, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blowing Rock area has been reopened to traffic.

A photo of a damaged portion of Interstate 40 caused by Tropical Storm Helene

Transportation

NC Department of Transportation urges people to avoid travel in western North Carolina

3:34pm September 30, 2024

by DJ Simmons

Roads in the heavily-impacted western part of the state should be considered closed and non-emergency travel is currently prohibited.

Transportation

Taking a closer look at another Boom Supersonic milestone

4:00pm September 06, 2024

by David Ford

On August 26, 2024, Boom’s supersonic demonstrator aircraft, the XB-1, successfully completed its second test flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California. CEO Blake Scholl says this milestone helps pave the way for Overture. Critics wonder whether the company can meet the aggressive timeframe it's set given its current resources.

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Small plane performs emergency landing on I-840 in Greensboro

10:29pm August 28, 2024

by Bethany Chafin

A single-engine small plane experienced a mechanical failure and was forced to do an emergency landing on Interstate 840, also known as the Greensboro Urban Loop, Wednesday evening.

Transportation

Slope issues cause delays in N.C. 105 project between Boone and Foscoe

2:16pm July 23, 2024

by Paul Garber

N.C. 105 is a vital link carrying more than 20,000 vehicles a day between Boone and tourist areas like Valle Crucis and Grandfather and Sugar mountains. And that could grow to 40,000 in the next 10 years.