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Answer: The trees and undergrowth are being trimmed back or cut down to make the road safer, said John Rhyne, a division maintenance engineer with the N.C. Department of Transportation.
âDue to budget constraints a year ago and COVID staffing issues more recently we were unable to keep up with our normal trimming efforts,â he said. âOver the past several months we have made an extra effort to clear undergrowth and remove many trees that have encroached toward the roadway over the past couple of years.â
Rhyne said the trees posed several problems. Trees growing close to the roadway shade the road and contribute to wet and icy roadway conditions.
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Offshore wind power will become a more integral part of the state’s clean energy plan, according to Executive Order 218, issued by Gov. Roy Cooper today.
North Carolina will “strive” to develop 2.8 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power 700,000 homes, over the next decade, with a total of 8 gigawatts of wind power 2040, the order reads.
The 8-gigawatt figure would generate 25% of the state’s electricity consumption.
Since the legislature’s moratorium on wind energy expired in 2018, North Carolina has looked for ways to restart the fledgling industry, not only for environmental reasons but economic ones.
In March, the Department of Commerce released a report showing that one 352-megawatt offshore wind farm would create an estimated 5,522 direct/indirect construction jobs and an estimated 191 direct/indirect jobs.