Roadway Design

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Division Units, Sections, and Their General Function & Responsibilities

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Design Standards

Updates design policy, procedures and standards.

Expressways and Major Arterials Group A & Group B

• The Expressways and Major Arterials Groups A & B are responsible for preparing and reviewing plans, specifications, and estimates for projects for expressways and major arterials.

Interstate

• The Interstate Section is responsible for preparing and reviewing plans, specifications, and estimates for projects on the interstate system.

Urban, Resurfacing, & Lighting

• The Urban and Resurfacing area is responsible for preparing and reviewing plans, specifications, and estimates for urban, safety, resurfacing, and lighting projects in the state highway system.
  

Roadway Hydraulics

• Provide training and support for Roadway Design staff on hydraulics related to projects.
• Provide hydraulics support to districts, other divisions and NDOR legal staff on hydraulics related issues.
• Represent Roadway Design division in meetings with other agencies on matters related to hydraulics.
• Review permit applications and drainage studies from private developers and other governmental entities for impacts to state drainage facilities.

Environmental Liaison

• Coordinate activities between Environmental Permit section of Planning and Project Development Division and Roadway Design.
• Act as chair for the bi-monthly environmental review meetings.
• Provide representation for Roadway Design division in meetings with environmental resource agencies.
• Provide guidance and input for incorporating Best Management Practicse and mitigation strategies into Roadway Design projects.

Plan Development

Plan Development is responsible for:

• Development of preliminary and final design plans.
• Coordination of all photogrammetric, land surveying & geodetic activities.
• Authorizing and coordinating preliminary, right-of-way, hydraulic and any additional surveys.
• Perform land survey activities as required.
• Performs Hydrologic/Hydraulic studies.

Plan Review

Reviews plans prior to submittal to Plans and Specifications.

Office Services

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• Responsible for incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Directing inquiries to appropriate area(s).
• Responsible for project files and plans in the Roadway Design vault.
• Ordering and dispensing of supplies for the division and processing division payroll.