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Work suspended on NC, US highways for Memorial Day

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:58:13 -0400

Unless they're heading to the weekend races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, motorists in North Carolina can hit the road without too many headaches for the Memorial Day weekend.

Woman killed in Raleigh crash

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:49 -0400

A woman was killed Wednesday morning in a wreck involving a school bus and a car, Raleigh police said.

DOT: Extra lane could remain open during I-40/I-440 rebuild

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:44:13 -0400

Triangle drivers could see less congestion when road crews begin overhauling an 11.5-mile stretch of Interstates 40 and 440 early in 2014, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:38:07 -0400

States should cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half— from .08 blood alcohol level to .05_matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries, a federal safety board recommended Tuesday. That's about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 pounds, two for a 160-pound man.

Merchants question proposed Oberlin Road changes

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:14:33 -0400

Plans to narrow Oberlin Road from five to two lanes near Cameron Village have sparked criticism from merchants in the venerable Raleigh shopping center.