Legislators suggest revisiting how NCDOT funds transportation projects

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 592

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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N.C. Department of Transportation engineers, contractors, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently came together to build a first-of-its-kind bat habitat as part of a key bridge replacement project along I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge.

NCDOT resident engineer Kenny McCourt says the idea came to him while he and his young daughter were watching “Animal Planet.” The innovative design work will provide protective roosting for the federally …

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