Tag: NC DOT

Auditor reports on NCDOT’s FY24 spending

State Auditor Dave Boliek’s office reports that the N.C. Department of Transportation underspent its fiscal 2023-24 its cash-outlay plan by 7.1%, leaving $583 million of a planned outlay of $8.3 billion for later use. Boliek sees this as a good thing, as he said via a news release that the underspend “will only help as […]

Written by on January 16, 2025

Matthews and the NC DOT

From covering Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Durham I’m no stranger to seeing road-planning fights break out between local leaders and NCDOT. Still, it’s kind of a surprise when it happens elsewhere in the state. Officials in Matthews, however, are balking at the agency’s $25.4 million plan to widen East John Street from Trade Street southeast […]

Written by on January 7, 2025