RALEIGH – The following are highlights from this week at the N.C. Department of Transportation. The stories below are also featured in
NCDOT Now, the department's weekly newscast.
Damaged, Unusable Pipes Will Help Sustain Marine Life
More than 1,000 tons of damaged concrete pipes will be used to
help shore up two artificial reefs off the Brunswick County coast.
Staff with the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s maintenance yard in Columbus County recently hauled the material to the Port of Wilmington. The discarded culverts had accumulated over the past several years as the result of a pipe replacement program.
The department is partnering with the state’s Division of Marine Fisheries to find a new, cost-effective use for the scrapped pipe, which will provide much-needed habitat for marine life off North Carolina’s coast.
Black History Month
As we continue to celebrate Black History Month at the department, we asked staff, including Deputy Secretary for Business Administration Ebony Pittman, what it means to work at the department.
“Having the opportunity to connect people with the resources that they need to feel empowered, to help them drive, giving them the knowledge to grow in their perspective areas is what inspires me," she said.
The department is also focusing on increasing diversity within its workforce and the companies that contract with NCDOT. The department recently hosted workshops for disadvantaged businesses to encourage them to compete for transportation contracts across the state. This month, 167 people attended sessions.
To attend the next meeting or to learn more go to
NCDOT’s DBE outreach website.
Vote for NC's Best Multimodal Project
Now through March 4, you can
go online to vote for the state’s best multimodal transportation project.
This year, more than 30 communities have entered the NCDOT’s Mobi Awards contest. These awards recognize the state’s best projects that provide at least two modes of transportation.
Judges will select winners in five categories. But the public also has the opportunity to cast a ballot for its favorite project.
Aviation Art Contest Winners Announced
After weeks of judging and voting on more than 1,300 entries, the Division of Aviation announced the winners of this year’s North Carolina Aviation Art Contest.
The top-10 winners in each of the three age groups will have their artwork displayed by the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. To see the winners and their art, click
here.