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RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation is urging the public to pay more attention around railroad tracks and crossings as part of Rail Safety Week (Sept. 20-26).

ROCKINGHAM — Planes flying into the Richmond County Airport will have a smoother landing following a recent project.

RALEIGH — A bill to help keep North Carolina’s roads clean has cleared its first committee — with a few changes.

RALEIGH — As part of its litter removal efforts, including the ongoing Litter Sweep, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 4 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year. 

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY — The National Work Zone Memorial, which honors people killed in highway work zones, is on public display this week in North Carolina.

RALEIGH — As part of its litter removal efforts, N.C. Department of Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 3 million pounds of litter from roadsides this year.  

SANFORD — State transportation officials and their partners have ramped up roadside litter removal and all people are encouraged to join the effort during an upcoming clean-up initiative.

RALEIGH — In celebration of Women’s History Month, the N.C. Department of Transportation brought together a diverse group of the agency's female engineers and leaders in various stages of their careers for a series of roundtable discussions.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — North Carolina State University’s Turfgrass Program has been working on the selection, installation and evaluation of zoysiagrasses along roadsides throughout the state in collaboration with the N.C. Department of Transportation.

RALEIGH — Litterbugs could soon face stiffer fines for strewing garbage along North Carolina roadways.