Richard Stradling
Transportation Reporter at The News & Observer
Transportation reporter for The News & Observer. Planes, trains and automobiles, plus bicycles, scooters and just plain walking. Also #census2020
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1 week ago |
newsobserver.com | Richard Stradling
The mountains of Western North Carolina are greening up again and soon the rhododendron blooms will herald the arrival of summer along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But this year, most of the parkway remains closed in North Carolina, as crews continue to repair the devastation left by the remnants of Hurricane Helene seven months ago. Of the 252 miles of parkway in North Carolina, from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the Virginia state line, only 95 have been reopened since the storm.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Richard Stradling
The mountains of Western North Carolina are greening up again and soon the rhododendron blooms will herald the arrival of summer along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But this year, most of the parkway remains closed in North Carolina, as crews continue to repair the devastation left by the remnants of Hurricane Helene seven months ago. Of the 252 miles of parkway in North Carolina, from Great Smoky Mountains National Park to the Virginia state line, only 95 have been reopened since the storm.
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2 weeks ago |
newsobserver.com | Richard Stradling
Traffic begins to back up behind a driver in the left lane of Interstate 40 near the Jones Franklin Road overpass. A bill in the General Assembly would make it illegal to drive in the left lane at a "speed that impedes the normal and reasonable movement of traffic." [email protected] Many believe it's common courtesy to get out of the left lane of the highway to let faster drivers pass.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Richard Stradling
Many believe it’s common courtesy to get out of the left lane of the highway to let faster drivers pass. In North Carolina, as in most states, it’s actually against the law in many instances to impede traffic by driving less than the speed limit in the left lane. But now House lawmakers want to make the law more explicit and have it apply regardless of how fast people are driving.
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2 weeks ago |
newsobserver.com | Richard Stradling
More than 40 people wait in line at the North Carolina DMV Driver's License Office on Avent Ferry Road on April 10, 2025, in Raleigh. The state will have a new DMV commissioner on May 6. [email protected] A former state lawmaker who owns a local insurance agency in Eastern North Carolina will become the next leader of the Division of Motor Vehicles. The N.C. Department of Transportation and Gov. Josh Stein have chosen Paul Tine as DMV commissioner.
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