Covid-19 has had devasting impacts across society and government worldwide in a span of a few short months. The disruption has been nothing short of catastrophic to the public and private sectors across the country and the responses have run the gamut. This commentary discusses the unique impacts of the global pandemic on public works and transportation at the state and local level through the lens of intergovernmental agreements and public private partnerships in the state of North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has realized budget deficits the previous two fiscal years with a significant projected deficit for the current fiscal year; however, NCDOT was not blind to a future of instability. Policy implications are clear: changes must be considered that reduce the likelihood of significant budget shortfalls and reasonable measures taken to provide practicable levels of service throughout public works.

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陷阱和坑洼：检查 Covid-19 对北卡罗来纳州交通运输部的影响

在短短几个月的时间里，Covid-19 对全世界的社会和政府产生了毁灭性的影响。这种中断对全国的公共和私营部门来说简直是灾难性的，而且应对措施涉及方方面面。本评论通过北卡罗来纳州的政府间协议和公私合作伙伴关系讨论了全球流行病对州和地方公共工程和交通的独特影响。北卡罗来纳州交通部 (NCDOT) 在前两个财政年度实现了预算赤字，本财政年度预计出现重大赤字；然而，NCDOT 并没有对不稳定的未来视而不见。政策含义很明确：