The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is partnering with the N.C. Department of Transportation to improve infrastructures , such as bridges and welcome points, across North Carolina in a beautification effort inspired by Governor Pat McCrory called Art that Moves You. Through the use of robust landscapes, textured materials, decorative bridge rails, lighting and color; their goal is to weave together public art with roads, airports, rail and ports to keep people and products moving, the North Carolina economy growing and to encourage tourism.
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To celebrate the U.S. Open tournaments and to help golf fans find their way to Pinehurst, DOT crews are installing special directional signs at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) in Greensboro and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), where many out-of-state visitors will fly in. The unique 16 by 4 foot signs stand above an artificial turf base designed to look like putting greens. They will point travelers toward Pinehurst, where the U.S. Opens will take place on the famed No. 2 course. Vibrant plants and mulch will surround the greens to enhance their appeal.