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Bicycle & Pedestrian
- NCDOT’s Roadway Design Manual: Standard Catch Basin (5-14)
  - Dec. 10, 2012
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- NCDOT’s Roadway Design Manual: Median Drop Inlets (5-13)
  - Dec. 10, 2012
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Environmental
- Environmental Manuals
  - Jan. 17, 2013
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Geotechnical
- Geotechnical Manuals
  - Jan. 23, 2013
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Hydraulics
- Hydraulics Manuals
  - Jan. 17, 2013
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Specifications
- Specifications Manuals
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Structures
- Structures Manuals
  - Jan. 21, 2015
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Traffic Safety
- Traffic Safety Manuals
  - May. 26, 2015
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Municipalities

Local Governments
- 08 Right Of Way Manual
  - May. 3, 2016
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Local Projects
- Local Programs Management Handbook - 2009
  - Dec. 14, 2012
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State Airport Aid
- DoA Q&A Handbook (March 2018!)
  - Apr. 2, 2018
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- North Carolina Airports - Program Guidance Handbook (2016)
  - Apr. 11, 2016
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Utilities
- PLEASE READ- Transition to New Manuals
  - Sep. 5, 2017
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- Utilities Policy Manual
  - Sep. 27, 2016
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