NCDOT Cash Watch: State Transportation Reserves Total $1.83 Billion Following Weekly Disbursements

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) released its latest weekly Cash Watch Numbers report for the week of October 9 – 15, 2026, reporting an ending combined cash balance of $1.836 billion.

The report, issued each Friday in accordance with State Session Law 2019-251, provides a routine weekly snapshot of state transportation receipts, category-by-category disbursements, and reserved cash holdings.

Weekly Financial Overview (Oct. 9 – 15, 2026)

• Starting Cash & Bond Proceeds: $2,233,744,040

• Total Weekly Receipts: $48,582,109

  • Federal Receipts: $4,848,809

  • Federal Declared Disaster Reimbursements: $463,245

  • Other Revenues: $43,270,055

• Ending Combined Cash Balance: $1,836,525,030

  • Highway Fund: $820,704,989 (Includes $29.1M cash-in-transit)

  • Highway Trust Fund: $1,015,820,042

Major Weekly Expenditures

Major disbursements during the week were driven primarily by state highway construction projects and routine maintenance operations across North Carolina:

• Strategic Transportation Investments (STI) Construction: $115,384,569

• Operations (Maintenance & Small Construction): $50,345,077

• Administration & Inter-Agency Transfers: $23,493,665

• Disaster-Related Costs: $8,704,358

• Modal Programs (Ferry, Public Transit, Aviation & Rail): $6,537,569

• State Aid Payments: -$351,643 (Adjustment/Credit)

Reserved Cash & Trustee Accounts

In addition to unreserved operating funds, NCDOT maintains dedicated reserved funds held in trustee accounts for designated statutory uses and debt-funded projects:

• Transportation Emergency Reserve: $125,000,000

• Unexpended GARVEE Bond Proceeds: $101,030,042

• Unexpended Build NC Bond Proceeds: $15,561,187

Statutory Benchmarks & Commitments

As of late October 2026, NCDOT’s ending cash balance remains above the state-mandated Statutory Cash Minimum Floor of $735.69 million (G.S. 143C-6-11).

At the end of September 2026, NCDOT open commitments across its core management systems (SAP and CRM) totaled $9.72 billion, with available cash standing at 22.53% of open commitments.

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