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.
N.C. 540 Mock Incident
This week’s planned simulation, hosted by the N.C. Turnpike Authority and local emergency services personnel, gave response teams the opportunity to train for a real-life scenario.
More than a dozen agencies partnered together in response to the staged roadway collision on the newest stretch of N.C. 540.
NCSU Football Traffic
Thousands of fans are expected to attend NC State University’s first football game of the season at Carter-Finley Stadium on Aug 29.
Drivers should allow for extra travel time due to road closures near the stadium. Signs are in place to direct traffic around the Blue Ridge Road and Beryl Road detours.
DMV School Bus & Traffic Safety
The new school year is beginning, and the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles is showcasing improvements to its school bus driver training program.
New school buses, as well as new classroom initiatives and virtual technologies, will be available for bus drivers this year.
For reminders about North Carolina's school bus stop law, visit this
webpage.
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.