136-44.1. Statewide transportation system; policies.
The Department of Transportation shall develop and maintain a statewide system of roads, highways, and other transportation systems commensurate with the needs of the State as a whole and it shall not sacrifice the general statewide interest to the purely local desires of any particular area. The Board of Transportation shall formulate general policies and plans for a statewide transportation system. The Board shall formulate policies governing the construction, improvement and maintenance of roads, highways, and other transportation systems of the State with due regard to farm-to-market roads and school bus routes. (1973, c. 507, s. 3; 1975, c. 716, s. 7; 2009-266, s. 18.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2A - State Transportation Generally.
§ 136-44.1 - Statewide transportation system; policies.
§ 136-44.2 - Budget and appropriations.
§ 136-44.2B - Reports to appropriations committees of General Assembly.
§ 136-44.2D - Secondary unpaved road paving program.
§ 136-44.2E - Transportation Emergency Reserve.
§ 136-44.3 - Report on the condition of the State highway system and maintenance funding needs.
§ 136-44.3A - Highway Maintenance Improvement Program.
§ 136-44.7 - Secondary roads; right-of-way acquisition.
§ 136-44.7A - Submission of secondary roads construction programs to State agencies.
§ 136-44.7D - Bridge construction guidelines.
§ 136-44.7E - Compliance with federal guidelines for transportation projects.
§ 136-44.10 - Additions to secondary road system.
§ 136-44.11 - Right-of-way acquisitions; preliminary engineering annual report.
§ 136-44.14 - Curb ramps or curb cuts for handicapped persons.
§ 136-44.16 - Authorized use of contract maintenance resurfacing program funds.