NCDOT to cut costs after overspending audit finds overruns
The North Carolina Department of Transportation faces a 742 million overrun after a 2019 fiscal year audit tied to weak oversight and pandemic impacts. Budget gaps from COVID-19 and Florence damage prompted furlough plans, delayed projects in Craven Pamlico Carteret and Jacksonville, and a 220 million veto bailout. The agency will shift to tighter controls, with ongoing projects, but no new contracts or waivers beyond safety related work.