NCDOT

North Carolina's House Bill 1094, advancing through the Senate, introduces regulations for electric bicycles and personal delivery devices. The bill classifies e-bikes, allows local governments to set usage limits, mandates helmets for riders under 18 on faster e-bikes, and modifies rules for delivery robots to increase their size, speed, and operational areas. Additional provisions address license renewals, highway signage privatization, and ferry system audits.

A North Carolina state lawmaker is keeping a plan to reclaim tens of millions of dollars from the I-77 South widening project active despite it not being tied to a transportation bill. The decision follows a reversal on the toll plan due to a threat of repaying funds to NCDOT.

Monroe leaders reaffirmed support for the I-77 South expansion project, reversing a prior decision by Monroe's delegate to the CRTPO who had rescinded support. The project, which would add toll lanes from Uptown Charlotte to the South Carolina border, faces financial risks if pending legislation requires municipalities opposing it to repay NCDOT. Council members expressed concerns about the decision-making process and potential consequences for local funding.

A jackknifed tractor-trailer closed lanes on I-85 in northeast Charlotte around 10 a.m. on Saturday near Exit 46, according to traffic officials.

North Carolina lawmakers are considering modifying a decades-old ban on seawalls due to increased coastal erosion causing home collapses. Senator Bob Brinson introduced two bills to allow hardened structures and pilot shoreline stabilization projects, while Senator Julie Mayfield warned of potential negative impacts from such structures.