NO MID-CURRITUCK BRIDGE

Posted to: NewsNorth Carolina The Associated Press © March 26, 2013 RALEIGH, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration supports a bill to eliminate a mandate on North Carolina transportation officials to build toll-road projects in Gaston County, the northern Outer Banks and near Wilmington. State Transportation Secretary Tony Tata told top legislative leaders his agency backs […]

Submitted by BruceSiceloff on 03/20/2013 – 09:08 Tags: Crosstown Traffic | Gov. Pat McCrory | Hatteras Island | NC 12 | NCDOT | Outer Banks | Pea Island | Rodanthe Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency Tuesday for N.C. 12 in Dare County, a move aimed at speeding up the state’s effort to […]

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Published: March 14, 2013 2013-03-14T23:13:15Z By Bruce SiceloffThe_News_and_Observer Raleigh By Bruce Siceloff — bsiceloff@newsobserver.com RALEIGH — The southern leg of Wake County’s 540 Outer Loop could face more years of delay unless the state House goes along with a Senate proposal to kill three unrelated toll projects: two bridges on the coast and a road […]

By Cindy Beamon The Daily Advance Friday, March 8, 2013 The state Senate on Thursday voted to end funding for the Mid-Currituck Bridge as it’s currently planned. But state Rep. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, said he’s been assured by House leaders that House Bill 10 will never gain full approval by the General Assembly. “Now, it […]

McCrory: Limit state spending to cover Medicaid overrun Published: March 8, 2013 Updated 3 minutes ago 2013-03-08T20:43:39Z By Lynn Bonner The_News_and_Observer By Lynn Bonner — lbonner@newsobserver.com Gov. Pat McCrory is ordering state agencies to reduce their spending to cover an overrun in the state Medicaid budget estimated at up to $130 million. McCrory told his […]

Move by Rabon deals heavy blow to Cape Fear Skyway project                         Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, has said he is concerned that politics are interfering with fair play in the road building process. StarNews file photo Mar 6, 2013 By Molly Parker / Molly.Parker@StarNewsOnline.com […]

NC senators seek to remove mandates for toll roads Published: March 6, 2013 Updated 14 hours ago 2013-03-07T00:48:27Z By GARY D. ROBERTSONThe_Associated_Press By GARY D. ROBERTSON — Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — A majority in the North Carolina Senate said Wednesday the General Assembly should get out of the business of choosing which toll road […]

February 14, 2013 From the Island Free Press www.islandfreepress.org for more news and information about Hatteras and Ocracoke islands and the rest of the Outer Banks. New transportation secretary talks about local highway, bridge, and ferry issues BY CATHERINE KOZAK The state’s new transportation   secretary backs the Bonner Bridge project, but he is not […]

From The Outer Banks Voice Project updates include Alligator bridge closing Russ Lay | February 1, 2013   Hobbs was the Chamber’s keynote speaker. Barry Hobbs, project manager for the North Carolina Department of Transportation, provided updates on numerous regional highway projects Thursday, including one that will close the Alligator River Bridge for about two […]