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Traffic

Track work will curtail some Amtrak trains between Raleigh, New York

Amtrak's Carolinian #79 passes through downtown Garner Wednesday, December 5, 2012.

Amtrak will cut its daily Carolinian service between Raleigh and New York to just three days a week, starting next week, for a month while CSX performs railroad track maintenance work, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

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CRIME

NC Highway Patrol responds to TV show on speeding state troopers in Raleigh

The State Highway Patrol says its has "taken appropriate action" against three state troopers who were caught allegedly speeding in Raleigh on camera and with radar guns by members of the ABC network news magazine show "20/20."
LOCAL/STATE

NC Highway Patrol responds to TV show on speeding state troopers in Raleigh

The State Highway Patrol says its has "taken appropriate action" against three state troopers who were caught apparently speeding in Raleigh on camera and with radar guns by members of the ABC network news magazine show "20/20."
TRAFFIC

NC DOT seeks bids for a bridge to lift Outer Banks highway

A planned $124 million bridge would elevate 2.4 miles of N.C. 12 in the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, where the road frequently is flooded or severed by ocean storms.
TRAFFIC

Durham police ask for public's help to find hit-and-run driver

Durham investigators are asking for the public's help in finding a motorist who struck and critically injured a 19-year-old man riding a scooter on a busy Southwest Durham road Saturday night.
TRAFFIC

Stuck truck closes lanes on Peace Street in downtown Raleigh

For the sixth time in six years, a tractor-trailer truck got jammed under the railroad bridge over Peace Street on the north side of downtown Thursday morning.
LOCAL/STATE

State looking for contractor for NC 12 bridge

The N.C. Department of Transportation is looking for a contractor to replace a temporary bridge on N.c. Highway 12 with a permanent bridge.
WAKE COUNTY

Three outsiders will help Wake County find its transit path

After refusing for two years to discuss a draft plan for trains and more buses, Wake commissioners are asking a panel of three experts for advice on whether to adopt the plan or try something else.
JOHNSTON COUNTY

One killed in Johnston County crash on US 70

One person died Wednesday morning in a crash involving a motor scooter on U.S. 70 at Peedin Road Extension near Selma, authorities said.
LOCAL POLITICS

Raleigh voters approve $75 million in transportation bonds

Raleigh voters approved a $75 million transportation bond issue, setting the stage for a series of road projects and a 1.12-cent property tax hike next year.
ROAD WORRIER

Road Worrier: NC DMV tries to improve 'customer service'

Waiting times have been reduced at DMV's North Raleigh office. There's a new "facilitator" to greet people, and visitors can print out some of the documents they need, so they won't have to make a second trip.