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Outer Banks Wright Brothers memorial gets autonomous shuttle April 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina site of the world’s first powered flight has launched a pilot project to test out the safety and efficacy of another transportation innovation. The popular Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banks kicked off a three-month trial run Tuesday of a petite self-driving shuttle that will tote tourists around the park. The N.C. Department of Transportation and National Park Service say it's the first electric, self-driving transit shuttle t...

by Special — April 20, 2021 . Editor’s note: LimeLight is a new feature from WRAL TechWire offering another means of publishing noteworthy news. Be sure to check out more LimeLight worthy news at this link. RALEIGH – Despite the increasing availability of the COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina, transportation access continues to be a barrier for underserved communities statewide. RIDE UNITED NC announced today that its call center is now available to support low-income North Carolina residents needing roundtrip transportation to COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Eligible individuals can...

City Leaders, Plastic Ocean Project, NCDOT partner up for litter sweep Litter pickup with NCDOT Officials (Source: WECT News) By Elly Cosgrove | April 17, 2021 at 7:31 PM EDT - Updated April 17 at 7:31 PM WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Volunteers of all ages gathered to pick up litter Saturday in Wilmington. City and state leaders, volunteers from the Plastic Ocean Project and UNCW students participated in the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s annual Spring litter sweep. The NCDOT typically has a fall and spring litter sweep every year. Both sweeps were canceled in 2020 becaus...

NCDOT Spring Litter Sweep underway along local roadways 3.1 million pounds already collected since January 1 Spring litter sweep to clear trash from N.C. roadsides By David Whisenant | April 15, 2021 at 3:19 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 6:41 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - If you’re tired of seeing trash on the highway or on the roads where you live, you may be getting some relief this month. The NCDOT is doing the Spring Litter Sweep between now and April 24. State crews are out cleaning, and so are volunteer groups, but the state says it needs more help from volunteers. To help keep t...

More than 2 million pounds of litter removed from NC’s roads in 2021, NCDOT says (Source: WECT) By CBS 17 Digital Desk | March 17, 2021 at 10:20 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 10:21 AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — More than two million pounds of litter have been collected from roadsides this year, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Wednesday. The trash was collected as part of the state’s litter removal efforts that included NCDOT crews, contractors and volunteers. “NCDOT and our partners have been working tirelessly over the past three months to remove lit...