The Transportation Engineering and Construction (TEC) Division Is Comprised of the Following Groups:

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Highways and Streets Engineering

The Highways and Streets Engineering group manages the roadway design part of the capital improvement projects throughout the City. This group works with the consultants to plan, schedule, and deliver the design of major roadway improvements in the City of Baltimore. To promise quality work by developers and private contractors, the Highways group regularly reviews the contractor permits as well.

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Bridge Engineering

The Bridge Engineering group manages the design of all the structural elements of the transportation capital improvement plan. This group works with the consultants to plan, schedule, and deliver the design of major transportation improvements in the City of Baltimore. This would include the replacement design for such structures as bridges, retaining walls, and bulkheads.

Construction Management

The Construction  Management group provides contract management and inspection services relating to all transportation projects. The Group is responsible for controlling all local and federally funded highway reconstruction, bridge, bulkhead, street lighting, and traffic signal projects. This group also administers all alleys, footways, and streetscape contracts in the City.

Land Surveys

The Land Surveys Section provides a lot of services, including Topographic, Metes & Bounds, Construction Stakeout, and Right-of-Way Surveys, as well as plat preparation for Right-of-Ways, Easements, and Subdivisions of Land. This section partners with different groups within the Department of Transportation as well as other agencies such as the Department of Public Works and the Department of General Services.  

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Footways

The footways group is responsible for investigating and resolving complaints of damaged footways throughout the City. This group also collects, plans, and puts together the once-a-year footway healing/repairing contract for the City of Baltimore.

Alleys

The alleys group is responsible for investigating and resolving complaints of damaged alleys throughout the City. This group compiles and puts together the annual alley construction program for the City of Baltimore.