The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is working to treat and plow snow-covered and icy roads. More than 1,500 NCDOT workers are pre-treating roads with brine.

How many people are working on roads in Western North Carolina? More than 2,100 NCDOT employees, along with 1,100 pieces of equipment, are working on approximately 4,700 damaged road sites in the ...

Covering an expansive area of 139,390 km² (53,819 sq mi), North Carolina dwarfs Ireland, boasting a size twice as vast. In a comparison of states, it can be accommodated within Texas five times over.