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North Carolina Department of Transportation

In North Carolina, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is a state agency that is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina.  The NCDOT is established pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-5.1.  The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was formed under the NCDOT by an act of the General Assembly.  A State Highway Administrator (“Administrator”) is the administrative officer of the NCDOT for highway matters.  The Administrator will be appointed by the Secretary of Transportation and s/he may be removed at any time by the Secretary of Transportation.  The Administrator performs such duties as the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe[i].  The NCDOT may establish such administrative districts as in its opinion are necessary for the proper and efficient performance of highway duties.  The NCDOT may from time to time change the number of such districts, or it may change the territory embraced within the several districts, when in its opinion it is in the interest of efficiency and economy to make such change[ii].

The following are some of the divisions of the NCDOT:

  • The Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) – It is a division of the NCDOT whose stated mission is to provide motor vehicle services, promote highway safety, and furnish timely and accurate information by providing excellent customer service, enforcing motor vehicle laws, and maintaining the integrity of official DMV records;
  • The Division of Highways – It is responsible for building and maintaining the second largest state maintained highway system in the nation, incorporating over 78,615 miles  of highways, and 18,540 bridges collectively spanning 376.98 miles;
  • The Division of Aviation – Its mission is to promote the economic well being of North Carolina through air transportation system development and improved aviation safety and education;
  • The Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT) – It is a comprehensive operation, touching all aspects of bicycling and walking; whether designing facilities, creating safety programs, mapping cross-state bicycle routes, training teachers, sponsoring workshops and conferences, fostering multi-modal planning or integrating bicycling and walking into the ongoing activities of the NCDOT; and
  • The Ferry Division – It is responsible for providing safe, cost-effective and dependable service for the traveling public.  The Ferry Division operates eight routes connecting mainland North Carolina with various outer banks and islands along the coast of North Carolina.

 

The NCDOT is authorized, in its discretion, to furnish municipalities road maintenance materials to aid municipalities in the maintenance of streets upon agreement for reimbursement, as may be required by the NCDOT.  The agreement provides for reimbursement in an amount at least equal to the cost of the materials, together with the actual reasonable cost of any handling and storage of the materials and of administering the reimbursement agreement, all as solely determined by the Department.  In no event the Department be required to furnish road maintenance materials when, in the sole determination of the Department, to do so would interfere with the maintenance of the streets and highways under its control[iii].

North Carolina Department of Transportation

[i] N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-4.

[ii] N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-15.

[iii] N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-34.1.


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