Construction Magazine April 2015 | Page 62

NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO
An NCDOT airplane sits on the runway at RDU
( DMV ), which falls under the purview of NCDOT . When McCrory took office , he directed DMV and NCDOT leadership to find ways to streamline processes at the DMV , cutting down on wait times and expanding online service offerings .
Major Projects From this data-driven approach to project prioritization , several key projects were isolated and are now underway . One such project is the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway . The NCDOT website says of the project , “ The Winston-Salem
Northern Beltway is a multi-lane freeway that will loop around the northern part of Winston-Salem . By building this road , NCDOT will help alleviate congestion and enhance safety along heavily traveled routes such as U . S . 421 / Business 40 and U . S . 52 in Forsyth County .”
“ We ’ re really excited about that job ,” Holder said . “ It ’ s a large earth job with a lot of structures on it and it ’ s in a section of the county that is growing quite a bit . There ’ s a lot of traffic up there . It ’ ll definitely be an improvement to the transportation system in that part of the county . “
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