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A two-car crash just after 10 a.m. Sunday sent at least two people to WakeMed Cary hospital and closed Southwest Cary Parkway into mid-afternoon.

Modified: 02/12/12 03:03:41 PM

A woman was hit by a car while crossing Duraleigh Road at Pleasant Valley Road, police said.

Modified: 02/12/12 04:06:21 AM

To reduce crowding and offer more options for riders on its second-most popular route, Triangle Transit will add more buses to the schedule for Durham / Raleigh Express (DRX) passengers who live in Raleigh and commute to Durham - starting Monday.

Modified: 02/11/12 09:47:09 PM

A new bridge to carry passenger trains across Capital Boulevard is part of the alignment recommended this week by North Carolina and Virginia transportation officials for a proposed 162-mile track that would run trains as fast as 110 miles per hour between Raleigh and Richmond, Va.

Modified: 02/10/12 10:01:37 AM

Seventeen miles of Raleigh's northern 540 Outer Loop will receive a fresh coat of asphalt this year in an $8.4 million repaving project that could start by the end of the month.

Modified: 02/10/12 08:07:57 AM
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Orange County commissioners approved preliminary plans to bring more bus service and light rail to the county, giving the local transit authority the go-ahead to apply for federal funding for the project.

Modified: 02/08/12 09:21:53 AM

After multiple attempts to build a downtown Clayton residential development between Front Street and NC 42 East, East Village, LLC, and federal funds have come together to extend the old railroad street and bring the real estate project to fruition.

Modified: 02/08/12 03:40:19 PM

State transportation officials say it will cost billions to widen and improve Interstate 95 through North Carolina, and their recent study has found only one viable way to pay for it: tolls.

Modified: 02/08/12 03:42:33 PM

A man killed in a single-vehicle accident on New Hope Road early Monday morning was traveling over the speed limit and was likely impaired by drugs or alcohol, according to a police report made public today.

Modified: 02/07/12 02:11:41 PM

Road Worrier:  Heather Peters got the better of two big industries - international carmakers and high-dollar lawyers - when she spurned a class-action lawsuit and went one-on-one against American Honda Motor Co. in a California small claims court.

Modified: 02/07/12 05:10:20 AM

Two Orange County teenage girls died Saturday when a car that one of them was driving ran off a gravel portion of Buckhorn Road and hit a tree, state troopers said.

Modified: 02/12/12 07:15:47 AM

Every day, thousands of trucks and cars fill their fuel tanks in South Carolina or Virginia on the drive up Interstate 95, to avoid paying North Carolina's higher fuel tax.

Modified: 02/12/12 03:34:50 PM
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Run for the Roses, one of the Triangle's oldest 5K footraces, will wind through the city Sunday as contestants raise money to benefit Canines for Service, an organization that trains service dogs for people with limited mobility.

Modified: 02/11/12 08:47:03 PM

Police have charged a driver in an accident where a 52-year-old woman was hit by a car while crossing Duraleigh Road at the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road on Thursday evening.

Modified: 02/10/12 05:35:30 PM
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After some last-minute confusion, plans for a light-rail line between Chapel Hill and Durham got unanimous approval Wednesday from a bi-county transportation committee.

Modified: 02/10/12 08:07:57 AM
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An accident has been reported on Interstate 440, heading east, near Western Boulevard.

Modified: 02/08/12 08:59:29 AM

The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a pair of contracts to fix a pair of aging Wake County bridges.

Modified: 02/07/12 11:16:04 PM

Transportation advisers expect to vote Wednesday morning on their favored route for a light-rail line between Chapel Hill and Durham, but the Orange County commissioners could throw in a complication with vote of their own tonight.

Modified: 02/07/12 08:58:26 PM
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Raleigh approves bike lane project for Wade Avenue
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Triangle Transit Authority presented a draft plan to the Raleigh City Council today recommending new commuter and light-rail services among other major transportation improvements.

Modified: 02/07/12 08:15:40 PM

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