Roadway Design

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Roadway Design - Function & Responsibilities

• Directly responsible to the Deputy Director-Engineering.
• The Roadway Design Division is responsible for:
  • Determining the specific location and scope of highway improvements, consistent with the recommendations of the Office of Engineering Services and the District Engineers.
  • Preparing complete roadway plans for rural, urban, interstate and expressway roadways on the state highway system.
  • Maintaining liaison with the Federal Highway Administration concerning roadway design standards and providing necessary data for design public hearings on proposed improvements.
  • Reviewing, before publication, the One and Five Year Highway Improvement Program to ensure compliance with the Department’s resources and schedules.
  • Maintaining the NDOR Design Manual along with supplements and additions.
  • Maintaining the standard plans and special plans.

Design Standards Unit

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• The Design Standards Unit is responsible for:
  • Updating design policy, procedures and standards.

Plan Review Unit

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• Reviewing plans prior to submittal to the Plans and Specifications Unit.

Design Support Section

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• The Design Support Section is responsible for:
  • Drafting of preliminary and final design plans by hand, and using computer aided drafting.
  • Preparing public hearing displays and visual aids for other divisions.
  • All photogrammetric activities including aerial analytical triangulation, analog and analytical stereo-plotter work for topographic and terrain features.
  • Coordination of geodetic survey and aerial photography for photogrammetric survey.
  • Authorizing and coordinating preliminary, right-of-way, hydraulic and any additional surveys.
  • Perform geodetic survey as required for Photogrammetry.
  • Maintain geodetic and preliminary survey records.
  • Perform land survey activities as required.
  • Performs Hydrologic/Hydraulic studies for Design Section, Districts and Legal Staff.
  • Provides training and support for design staff.
  • Determines policy as it pertains to Hydraulics.
  • Proposes, monitors and implements Hydraulic research.
  • Represents NDOR on Hydraulic issues to the public and other government agencies.

Interstate Section

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• The Interstate Section is responsible for:
  • Preparing plans for rehabilitation projects on the interstate system.
  • Doing design work on other highway systems as assigned to equalize workloads.
  • Making reviews and recommendations for specific projects as designated by the Roadway Design Engineer. Finalize preliminary plans. 
  • Review the detailed work prepared by outside agencies or firms.
  • Assuring that plans conform to all criteria and standards, including final details, specifications and special provisions.

Expressways and Major Arterials Group A & Group B

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• The Expressways and Major Arterials Groups A & B are responsible for:
  • Determining the specific location of highways built to expressway or arterial standards. Generally these highways connect the large metropolitan and urban areas.
  • Making reviews and recommendations for specific projects as designated by the Roadway Design Engineer. Finalize preliminary plans. 
  • Review the detailed work prepared by outside agencies or firms.
  • Assuring that plans conform to all criteria and standards, including final details, specifications and special provisions.

Computer Applications Unit

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• The Computer Applications Unit is responsible for:
  • Processing photogrammetric and field surveys for creation of plan sheets.
  • Provide technical support, maintenance, training and configuration of software and hardware used by Roadway Design and the Department.
  • Requesting the purchase of hardware and software needs for Roadway design.

Urban and Resurfacing Section

• Directly responsible to the Roadway Design Engineer.
• The Urban and Resurfacing Section is responsible for:
  • Preparation or review of plans, specifications and estimates of off-system federal-aid urban roads, the state highway system urban highways and resurfacing projects for the state highway system.
  • Determining the location, program definition, design and preparation of all safety and enhancement improvement projects.
  • Making reviews and recommendations for specific projects as designated by the Roadway Design Engineer. Finalize preliminary plans. 
  • Review the detailed work prepared by outside agencies or firms.
  • Assuring that plans conform to all criteria and standards, including final details, specifications and special provisions.
  • Coordinating various federal-aid programs, including the urban program, available for cities with a population of 5,000 or greater.
  • Assisting cities in obtaining engineering services, consulting with city officials as necessary to assure Department responsiveness to their problems.
  • All highway lighting design.

Office Services Unit

• 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.