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Contact Us

Public Office Hours:

8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. (Eastern Time) weekdays except official state holidays

Physical Location:

Second Floor -- Room 2009F (Follow DNPE signs when exiting elevator)
Administration Building
116 West Jones Street, Raleigh
       (The building is located on the northeast corner of the McDowell
       and Jones Street intersection. Parking is very limited with parking meters
       along Jones Street. See visitor parking lot information below.)

Division Director:

Rod Helder

Driving Directions to DNPE:

From the east or west via I-40 – From I-40 east or west, take exit #298B for South Saunders Street North. You are now about 2.1 miles from our building. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp on to South Saunders Street North and proceed north toward downtown. After leaving the I-40 area, travel just beyond the first stoplight and then take the right fork on to McDowell Street following it into downtown. At the 10th stoplight on McDowell (at the north end of downtown), turn right off of McDowell on to Jones Street. The Administration Building (which has a large white satellite dish on top of it) is then immediately on the left.

From the east via US 64 – When US 64 west toward Raleigh meets the I-440 beltline at Raleigh, exit on to the I-440 outer loop and drive north on it for about one mile to the first exit. Take exit 13 from the I-440 outer loop for New Bern Avenue (after driving under the New Bern Avenue bridge). Come west into downtown on New Bern Avenue which later becomes Edenton Street (after about 2.5 miles). Proceed about 1.3 miles on Edenton and at the second stoplight after passing the State Capitol (on the left), turn right (off of Edenton) on to McDowell Street. Follow it north one block and then turn right at the next stoplight (off of McDowell) on to Jones Street. The Administration Building (which has a large white satellite dish on top of it) is then immediately on the left.

From the north via US 1 – US 1 south toward Raleigh becomes Capitol Boulevard. Follow Capitol Boulevard south over the I-440 Beltline toward downtown as it becomes Downtown Boulevard and then Dawson Street. After crossing I-440, proceed to the 5th stoplight (about 3.4 miles from I-440) and turn left there (off of Dawson) on to Jones Street. The Administration Building (which has a large white satellite dish on top of it) is then on the left in the second block (immediately after crossing McDowell Street).

From the south via US 1 – When approaching Raleigh on US 1 north, exit on to I-40 east. Proceed about six miles on I-40 east and then take exit #298B off of it for South Saunders Street North. You are now 2.1 miles from our building. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp on to South Saunders Street North and proceed toward downtown. After leaving the I-40 area, travel just beyond the first stoplight and then take the right fork on to McDowell Street following it into downtown. At the 10th stoplight on McDowell (at the north end of downtown), turn right off of McDowell on to Jones Street. The Administration Building (which has a large white satellite dish on top of it) is then immediately on the left.

From the south via US 401 – Follow US 401 north toward downtown Raleigh. It becomes South Saunders Street North. After passing under the I-40 overpass and then through the first stoplight after leaving the I-40 area, take the right fork on to McDowell Street. Follow McDowell into downtown to the 10th stoplight on McDowell (at the north end of downtown). Turn right there (off of McDowell) on to Jones Street. The Administration Building (which has a large white satellite dish on top of it) will then be immediately on the left.

Helpful travel information links:
       Highway Patrol
       Map of the greater Raleigh area
       Raleigh downtown area street map (Note the visitor parking lots & star on our building.)
       State travel maps
       Traffic conditions/road construction

Visitor Parking Lots Near the Administration Building:

Parking attendants on duty weekdays from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
$1.00 per hour (or any part thereof) and $8.00 maximum per day (or for a lost ticket)

Visitor Lot #1 - 294 spaces
City block bounded by Wilmington, Jones, Blount and Edenton Streets
Entrances from Jones and Edenton Streets

Visitor Lot #2 - 216 spaces
329 North Salisbury Street
Ground Level of Parking Deck 75
Entrances from Salisbury and McDowell Streets