North Carolina Dept. of Transportation mobilized crews and a detour system already in place for a highway construction project to get the busy interstate reopened.
The state funds are earmarked for construction at the Albany NanoTech Complex and purchase of advanced equipment for semiconductor chip research and development.
Left in place is a lower court ruling that the state law is unconstitutional because it bars outside
developers of federally approved regional transmission lines, which were
termed “classic instruments of interstate commerce.”
Traditional contractor-owner relationships “are being
rocked” by decision in long-running case related to death of pedestrian struck by road grader on municipal project, says industry group.