State Road Maintenance Unit Programs

State Road Maintenance Unit Training Calendar

October 2009: SBP-300 SBP Transition to Leadership
November 2009: SBP-400 On-the-Job Training

As a part of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the mission of the State Road Maintenance Unit is to provide resources for the development, implementation and administration of comprehensive statewide maintenance programs.

Training

SRMU Offers training in three areas:

Maintenance Skill Based Pay Program

The Skill Based Pay Program is a compensation program designed to encourage and reward employees for the acquisition and performance of skills identified as critical by the management of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. The goal of the Skill Based Pay Program is to develop an employee with diverse skills in a given operational area. The Skill Based Pay Program enables career ladder opportunities and provides management with a flexible tool in developing an efficient, multi-skilled workforce. With a diverse pool of skills, an employee progresses through a pay range based on assuming greater responsibility and thereby increasing their value to the organization.

Learn more about the Maintenance Skill Based Pay Program

Technical Training

The State Road Maintenance Unit conducts technical training for all maintenance employees. Since the different levels have specific training needs, the training has been broken into 3 levels: Transportation Workers, Transportation Supervisors, and Transportation Engineers.

Transportation Workers: Most of the training for the Transportation Workers comes through the Skill Based Pay Program, but specific "How to" types of training revolving around daily maintenance operations are also taught.
Transportation Supervisors: These individuals are the Department's first line maintenance supervisors who must make daily operational and management decisions. This group's technical training needs consist of specific "How to" type training, management training and procedural training.
Transportation Engineers: Field Engineers involved in our maintenance operations can be divided into two groups. The County Maintenance Engineers manage day to day operations of a County Maintenance Yard and the District and Assistant District Engineers manage the functions of a District Office. These varied job assignments translate into many different courses on daily operations, management training and procedural training.

Transportation Supervisors Academy

In order to meet the demands placed upon our transportation supervisors, it is imperative that we provide them with the training, awareness, and resources to carry out their job responsibilities. In doing so, it is the primary purpose of this academy to develop highly competent professional supervisors. If you have any questions regarding the Transportation Supervisors Academy, please contact Kevin Brantley at (919) 733-3725

Outdoor Advertising and Junkyard Control

The State Road Maintenance Unit provides administrative oversight to effectively control the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs and junkyards.

Effective control of outdoor advertising by the state was required under the 1965 Highway Beautification Act. The Outdoor Advertising Control program in North Carolina became effective October 15, 1972 upon agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation is responsible for controlling the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising signs adjacent to the interstate and federal-aid primary highways as they existed on June 1, 1991, and/or any highway that is or becomes a part of the National Highway System (NHS).

Responsibility for the regulation and control of junkyards located within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway (or any highway that is or becomes a part of the NHS) is also delegated to the Department of Transportation under G.S. 136-141-155.

The State Road Maintenance Unit provides administrative oversight for the effective control and organization of data. It also offers direction and assistance to the Division of Highways district offices in the interpretation of rules and regulations.

Contact Outdoor Advertising

Outdoor Advertising Resources

Outdoor Advertising Manual (Part 1 of 2)
Outdoor Advertising Manual (Part 2 of 2)
ODA Control Act
Selective Vegetation Removal Policy
NCDOT Forms (Keyword: Outdoor)

Mowing Contracts

The State Road Maintenance Unit prepares proposals, bid sheets and lettings in addition to collecting data for contract mowing.

In early 1986, the Department of Transportation developed a contract mowing program and took bids for mowing of highway rights-of-way in 40 of the state's 100 counties. Thirty of the contracts were awarded and 29 operated during that mowing season. The value of these contracts was $3,164,000.

Today, the State Road Maintenance Unit prepares proposals, bid sheets and lettings in addition to collecting data and advertising mowing contracts for each contract year. In 2003 the program included 66 mowing contracts in 98 counties with a total value of $16,474,632 and an estimated 638,346 shoulder miles.

CONTACT: Scott Capps or Robert Barrier at (919) 733-3725, or Contact Us.

Maintenance Condition Assessment Program

The Maintenance Condition Assessment Program is the basis for the biennial Condition Assessment and Funding Needs Report to the Legislature.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has created the Maintenance Condition Assessment Program to survey and evaluate the condition of the state's structures and paved roads in order to estimate the needs for routine maintenance and resurfacing. The Maintenance Condition Assessment Report assesses the current condition of the highway infrastructure and estimates the funding needs to reach a minimum level of service.

CONTACT: Lonnie Watkins at (919) 212-6000, or Contact Us.