Manuals & Handbooks Important guides and handbooks from NCDOT.

Online Manuals

2012 Standard Specifications Manual
- Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures
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2012 Standard Specifications Search
- Find what you need in the NCDOT Specifications Manual
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Construction Manuals
Construction and Stakeout Manuals
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Design Resources
Roadway Design Manuals, Guidelines, Memorandums and Glossary
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Drainage User Manual
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Geotechnical Resources
Consultant information and geotechnical resource and reference documents including policies, guidelines, manuals, specifications, spreadsheets, examples, instructions, and procedures.
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HiCAMS User Manual
Highway Construction and Materials System (HiCAMS) User Manual
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Manuals
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Materials and Tests Manual
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Materials and Tests Manual
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Materials and Tests Manual
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Order Publications
Get printed Standard drawings, specifications and manuals for NCDOT projects.
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Purchasing Manual
Procurement Policies and Procedures for NCDOT
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Roadway Design Manual
General Design Information, Design Criteria and Plan Preparation Guides.
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Secondary Roads and Subdivisions
Road addition and abandonment documents, subdivision manuals, and other guidance related to secondary roads and subdivisions.
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Contract Standards
- Specifications 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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Materials & Tests
- Materials and Test Manuals
  - Feb. 28, 2020
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- Materials and Tests Unit Training Schools
  - Includes Field, Lab, Coatings, Welding, QCQA - all training provided by the Materials and Tests Unit
  - Dec. 30, 2020
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Structures
- Structures Manuals
  - Jan. 21, 2015
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Municipalities

Local Governments
- 08 Right Of Way Manual
  - Aug. 14, 2019
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Local Projects
- Local Programs Management Handbook - 2009
  - Dec. 14, 2012
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State Airport Aid
- North Carolina Airports - Program Guidance Handbook (2016)
  - Sep. 11, 2020
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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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