NCDOT Opens Traffic Control Center in Greensboro
The $12 million, 19,000-square-foot facility houses the Triad's regional traffic management center and State Highway Patrol Troop D headquarters.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Data Centers
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation and the N.C. State Highway Patrol opened a new traffic control center off Chimney Rock Road in Greensboro. The facility consolidates the Triad Regional Traffic Management Center and Troop D headquarters under one roof.
Why it matters
The center lets state agencies monitor conditions and coordinate responses to traffic disruptions across the region from a single location. It replaces a temporary trailer that housed the traffic management center for almost 30 years.
The facility is 19,000 square feet and cost $12 million, with a control room display measuring 9 feet tall and 48 feet wide. The Triad center is the state's largest traffic management center, covering an area from the Virginia border south to Randolph County and from Orange County east to Wilkes County.
The players
North Carolina Department of Transportation
The state agency responsible for planning, building and maintaining North Carolina's roads, highways and transportation infrastructure.
N.C. State Highway Patrol
The state law enforcement agency responsible for patrolling North Carolina's highways and enforcing traffic laws.
The details
The control room displays video from highway cameras across the region on a large wall screen. Funding for the permanent location was secured with help from the N.C. General Assembly, the Federal Highway Administration and other partners, and the facility upgrades the capacity to deploy resources more efficiently.
Timeline
Monday: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Greensboro traffic control center.
1942: Troop D's former building was first constructed.
For almost 30 years: The traffic management center operated from a temporary trailer before the move.
Big Picture
The Triad Regional Traffic Management Center, now the state's largest traffic management center, moves from a temporary trailer it occupied for almost 30 years into a permanent facility. The move expands its ability to monitor and coordinate responses across a multi-county region spanning from the Virginia border to Randolph County.
Drivers across the Triad may see faster coordinated responses to crashes and congestion as the center can deploy resources more efficiently. The facility gives state agencies a permanent base for monitoring highway camera feeds throughout the region.
The takeaway
Permanent traffic infrastructure allows agencies to respond to disruptions more quickly and consistently across a wide region. Drivers benefit most when coordination between state agencies is visible in faster clearance of incidents.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Greensboro News and Record.
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