Wake County and the North Carolina Department of Transportation are poised to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars for construction and renovation.

The Local Government Commission unanimously approved Wake County’s plan Tuesday to borrow nearly $600 million for school and community college projects. The NCDOT also got unanimous approval to sell $300 million in bonds.

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