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.
Thank You Luncheon for Division 8 Employees
A Thank You Luncheon was held last week for NCDOT’s Division 8 Employees who responded to the recent prolonged power outage in Moore County.
On Dec. 3, someone shot up two electrical substations in Moore County, leaving about 40,000 customers without electrical power for several days.
As a result of the attack, 150 NCDOT employees worked around the clock from Dec. 3-7 until power was restored. Staff were deployed to major intersections to provide visibility to drivers in the outage area.
NCDOT staff also made portable light plants available to law enforcement and provided traffic control so membership co-ops could expedite repairs.
NCDOT’s presence enabled law enforcement and other first responders to tend to other calls for help.
On Feb. 2, state Transportation Secretary Eric Boyette, Board of Transportation Member Lisa Mathis, North Carolina Senator Tom McInnis and Duke Energy staff thanked the NCDOT employees for their service after the power outage.
Bill Johnson Bridge Dedication
NCDOT officials and state Representative Brenden Jones joined the family and friends of the late Bill Johnson to dedicate in Johnson’s honor the N.C. 242 bridge spanning U.S. 74 in Columbus County.
Johnson was a former Columbus County Board of Education member and a well-known youth baseball coach.
When the North Carolina General Assembly adopted the state budget last summer, a provision was added in the legislation to have NCDOT dedicate the bridge for Johnson.
DBE Outreach
Want to know how to earn a contract for work with the North Carolina Department of Transportation?
On Feb. 25, NCDOT is hosting outreach events around the state to help small, minority- and women-owned businesses learn how they can compete for state contracting opportunities.
The workshops are part of a series of outreach events NCDOT staff have been conducting for disadvantaged business enterprises since 2021.
To learn more, go to ncdot.gov/highwaysdbe
That’s all for this week’s NCDOT Now. Stay safe everyone.
For more information about NCDOT Now, contact the NCDOT Communications Office at (919) 707-2660. Additional news stories from throughout the week can be found on
NCDOT.gov.