Department of Transportation

The federal Transportation Department says more than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues.

National Weather Service forecasters expect the winter storm to cause half an inch of ice to accumulate across broad swaths of North Carolina this weekend, making travel dangerous.

The State Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights is partly funding a two-year pilot with the goal of preserving and identifying these unmarked burial sites.

The High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk, or HAWK, signal technology assists people walking across marked crosswalks. It’s installed in only a few areas across North Carolina.

Drivers of electric vehicles will have to pay a $180 annual registration fee starting Jan. 1, in addition to other existing charges. Previously, the fee was $140. The newly implemented annual registration fee for plug-in hybrid vehicles is $90.

State lawmakers could soon override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation that reduces the governor’s appointment powers — a change that would remove all current members of the State Board of Transportation.

The News & Observer reported Wednesday that more than 11 million pounds of litter have been picked up as of Jan. 1. The previous record was 10.5 million in 2019.

A state performance audit says North Carolina’s Department of Transportation spent less than its leaders predicted during the second half of 2020.

It’s the end of the road for an unofficial honorary designation naming a highway route of about 160 miles through North Carolina for the president of the…

North Carolina is entering the first phase of reopening after the coronavirus-related shutdowns. Outdoor church services are OK now, shoppers can return…