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4 unusual facts about North Carolina Department of Transportation


James Talacek

In 1993 he was hired as an underwater bridge inspector by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) Underwater Unit, gaining experience in underwater construction and surface-supplied diving.

Nick Tennyson

Tennyson served as the Executive Vice President of the Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties from 1995 until 2013, when he became a Chief Deputy Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

North Carolina Department of Transportation

The North Carolina Railroad trackage is currently leased to Norfolk Southern Railway.

A small portion between Raleigh and Cary is co-operated with Norfolk Southern by CSX Transportation.


Alan Z. Thornburg

Gov. Mike Easley appointed Thornburg to the North Carolina Board of Transportation in 2005 and then appointed him to a superior court judgeship in 2009.


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