Traffic and Roads

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (382+ words) The City of Raleigh on Wednesday announced the closing of a breezeway near the downtown GoRaleigh bus station as it works to create safer public transit. According to Assistant Director of Transportation Het Patel, the city will install fencing next…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (111+ words) GoRaleigh is pausing its R-Line downtown shuttle bus for up to 18 months as riders shift to scooters and bikeshares. City transit authority schedules hearing. Raleigh is suspending its R-Line downtown shuttle bus after ridership failed to recover from pandemic-era lows....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (274+ words) HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The first-ever completed multi-lane roundabout has made its way to western North Carolina, aiming to improve safety and mobility in Haywood County. The roundabout is part of a $38.5 million contract at the intersection of U.S. 19 and U.S....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (127+ words) Four people were injured Friday afternoon in a crash involving two vehicles, including a Fast Park shuttle, according to Raleigh police. Officers responded around 3:02 p.m. to the 9400 block of Glenwood Avenue near Lumley Road after receiving reports of a crash. Police…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (547+ words) Traffic backups along Six Forks Road, which are often a daily frustration for many drivers, are renewing calls for long-term solutions as Raleigh leaders advance a major redesign aimed at easing congestion in the growing North Hills area. Drivers say…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (52+ words) Hardy was injured while leaving a concert early Sunday morning in Mississippi. If you're into the outdoors, this is the one Memorial Day sale you don't want to miss — save up to 50% on clothing, footwear, hiking gear and more. The…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (121+ words) A popular downtown Raleigh business is cleaning up after a car crashed into its outdoor patio early Friday morning. Caution tape was up Friday outside Bittersweet on East Martin Street, where damage could still be seen in the patio area....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (263+ words) Two concentrated weekend traffic crackdowns in Raleigh ended with a long list of tickets and handcuffs, as police pulled dozens of drivers off the road and tallied 60 speeding citations along with 16 arrests for driving while impaired. The operations focused on…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (487+ words) Drivers may be confused about why a ramp connecting Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with McDowell Street suddenly closed in downtown Raleigh, but there’s logic behind it. The N.C. Department of Transportation permanently closed the ramp from westbound MLK to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (140+ words) According to WRAL, emergency crews were called out just after 3:30 a.m. and found the woman in the roadway near the intersection of Glenwood Avenue and Westborough Drive. The station's breaking-news tracker reported that a silver sedan remained on scene and that…...