Transportation

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Strategically located in the heart of North Carolina and the Eastern Seaboard, Garner is easily accessible from land, water and air. Major highways and interstates provide two-day access to 60 percent of the nation's industrial base, while major air, rail and sea routes provide efficient and cost-effective shipping and travel options.

Major Highways

North Carolina Department of Transportation

www.ncdot.org

North Carolina has the second largest state-maintained highway system in the nation, incorporating more than 78,000 miles of highways.

• U.S. Highway 70 is Garner's main artery, serving as a connector between Interstate 40 and Interstate 95.



• Interstate 40 runs through Wake County, linking Garner with Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Greensboro, Wilmington and the western U.S.



• Interstate 95, also known as the I-95 Corridor, runs through nearby Johnston, Wilson and Nash Counties and is one of the most widely-used travel routes on the Eastern Seaboard.

Air

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

www.rdu.com

Located 11 miles northwest of Raleigh, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) provides major air service for the greater Raleigh-Durham area.

• RDU is served by nine major airlines and 16 regional airlines with a total of 450 daily arrivals and departures.



• In 2005 the airport served over 9.3 million passengers. Non-stop weekday flights to international destinations include London, Toronto and the Bahamas.

Passenger Rail

Amtrak

www.amtrak.com

Twelve daily trains serve 16 cities across the state on six routes, including the northbound and southbound Carolinian, Piedmont, Crescent, Silver Star, Silver Meteor and Palmetto.

• The Carolinian and Piedmont are operated jointly by the N.C. DOT and Amtrak to provide daily, round-trip passenger rail service between Charlotte and Raleigh. Carolinian service continues to the northeast.



• Each year, nearly 450,000 rail passengers begin or end their trips at one of North Carolina's Amtrak stations.

Sea Ports

North Carolina Ports Authority

www.ncports.com

To provide competitive global shipping services, the North Carolina Ports Authority operates two deep-channel sea ports in Wilmington and Morehead City and inland terminals in Charlotte and Greensboro. In 2006, the organization announced plans to build the North Carolina International Port (NCIP). The NCIP is designed to handle up to the largest ocean container vessels in the world.