WRAL Weather Alert Day issued for Saturday, severe risk upgraded. On WRAL at 4:30, the areas that could see isolated tornadoes & power outages.

The first store will open Thursday in Kill Devil Hills, with additional outlets planned for Rocky Mount, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Wilson and Goldsboro by the end of 2024.

Wawa in NC: 10 stores by end of 2024; 🥨 90 stores in 10 years

Wawa

As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

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Road widening Coverage

Data shows the number of crashes along the stretch of the I-440 Beltline between Wade Avenue and U.S. 1 is on the rise.


Put down the phone: More crashes along I-440 widening project in Raleigh, data shows 

Multi-car crash reported on I-440 in Raleigh

The N.C. Highway 42 bridge will close Friday night in Johnston County, part of the Interstate 40 widening project south of Raleigh.


MORE ON THAT EVENT COMING UP AT 5.30. DRIVERS IN JOHNSTON COUNTY. MELISSA. NOT WATCH OUT TONIGHT. A BUSY BRIDGE OVER I-40 WILL CLOSE THIS WEEKEND AS PART OF A WIDENING PROJECT WRAL'S BRIAN SHRADER HAS THE MAPS TO SHOW YOU WHERE IT'S HAPPENING. AND WHEN. MAJOR CHANGES ARE COMING FOR I-40, DRIVERS WHO HAVE BEEN USING THE N C 42 EXIT CREWS ARE WORKING TO TURN AND C 42 INTO A DIVERGING DIAMOND INTERCHANGE AT I-40 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND FOR THAT PROJECT, THE DOT IS CLOSING THE BRIDGE FOR PAVING THIS WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEKEND IT WILL CLOSE FRIDAYS AT 09:00PM AND REOPEN MONDAY MORNING. WEATHER PERMITTING THE RAMPS THERE WILL REMAIN OPEN. MEANWHILE, THEY'RE OPENING THE BRAND-NEW CLEVELAND ROAD INTERCHANGE ON INTERSTATE 40. SO FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKENDS, CLEVELAND ROAD WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO 42. BUT THE BIG STORY HERE IS THAT NOW YOU HAVE TO I-40 INTERCHANGE IS IN THAT FAST-GROWING PART OF JOHNSTON COUNTY. AND THAT SHOULD HELP EASE SOME OF THE

Bridge closing Friday night for weekend project

The N.C. Highway 42 bridge will close Friday night in Johnston County, part of the Interstate 40 widening project south of Raleigh.



NC 42 bridge closing in Johnston County, part of I-40 widening project

Cleveland Road bridge in Johnston County

Some intersections are changing on N.C. Highway 42 near Garner in efforts to improve congestion. The work is part of an ongoing project to widen Interstate 40 from Exit 301 in Raleigh to mile marker 314, past N.C. 42.

Some NC 42 intersections will get new traffic patterns in Garner 

Road construction, barrels

Years after flooding from Hurricanes Matthews and Florence closed Interstate 95 in Robeson County, state leaders are looking at ways to flood proof the main interstate connection along the East Coast. 

I-95 improvements spurred by hurricane flooding: More lanes, higher bridges over Lumber River

Florence damage to US 421

It will take three years to widen Holly Springs Road from two lanes to four lanes between Flint Point Lane to Sunset Lake Road.

LOST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUBSCRIBERS. NASDAQ DOWN 240 POINTS TODAY. HOLLY SPRINGS BROKE GROUND ON THE TOWN'S LARGEST EVER ROAD PROJECT. IT WILL TAKE 3 YEARS TO WIDEN HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD FROM 2 LANES TO 4 LANES BETWEEN FLIP POINT LANE TO SUNSET LAKE ROAD. THIS AREA IS EXPECTED TO SEE MORE TRAFFIC WITH THE SOUTHEAST EXPANSION. 5.40, BIKE LANES AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS WILL ALSO BE BUILT IN THE AREA OF HOLLY RIDGE, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO LEADERS SAY THERE WILL BE MINIMAL IMPACT TO TRAFFIC. THE HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD WHITENING IS ONE OF THE

Holly Springs breaks ground on town's largest-ever road project

Holly springs breaks ground on town's largest-ever road project

The project is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2023.

AND A LOOK AT THE PROGRESS CREWS ARE MAKING AND WHAT'S NEXT. >> WRAL SKY 5 TO GIVE YOU AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE 4.40, WIDENING PROJECT. THAT BEAUTY IS WHY THEY GET TO 6 LANES BETWEEN WADE AVENUE IN RALEIGH AND WALNUT STREET IN CARY. WE TALK ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE PLAN TO CLOSE THE APP AND STRIVE BRIDGE OVER FOR 40. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT NOW. THE BRIDGE IS GONE AND OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, CREWS ARE GOING TO BE BUILDING TALLER LONGER WIDER BRIDGE OVER THE BELTLINE. YOU ALSO MIGHT HAVE NOTICED A BIG CRANE NEAR THE HILLSBOROUGH STREET EXIT UT SPOKESMAN MARTY HOMAN SAYS THEY ARE PLACING THE GIRDERS FOR A NEW BIGGER FOR 40 BRIDGE, WHICH WILL CROSS PERIL ROAD. THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND HILLSBOROUGH STREET >> QUITE AN UNDERTAKING BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT THAT PORTION UNDER WAY. IT IS A VERY BIG PART OF THIS PROJECT. CREWS ALSO CONTINUE WORK ON THE NEW WADE AVENUE INTERCHANGE. YOU CAN SEE THE GIRDERS FOR THE BRIDGE THERE. >> AT THIS POINT, THE DOT ESTIMATES THAT THIS ENTIRE WINDING PROJECT COULD BE FINISHED IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.

I-440 construction project in Raleigh underway

Workers are preparing to build a major piece of the Interstate 440 widening project.

Big crane ready to help build bigger Beltline bridge in Raleigh

The loop from I-40 West to U.S. Highway 70 West, or Exit 306A, will close over the weekend for construction. 

Loop from I-40 West to US 70 West closed over the weekend

Detour road sign

N.C. Department of Transportation contractors are planning several closures this weekend as part of the widening of Interstate 40 from Southeast Raleigh to Clayton. These closures had been planned for last weekend but were postponed because of weather.

Closures planned for I-40 westbound in Raleigh this weekend

Construction to widen I-40 for Johnston County commuters

The Melbourne Road bridge over Interstate-440 in west Raleigh closed at 7 a.m. on Monday for a project that will widen the Beltline over the next year.

Melbourne Road bridge in west Raleigh closing for one year