Construction & Engineering
The Engineering Division is also responsible for federal contract administration; soil erosion control; right-of-way acquisition; new residential and commercial public street design and construction oversight; bridge inspection and reporting; KCRC stormwater permit compliance and reporting; the issuance and inspection of all permitted activities within the County road right-of-way; and the layout and update of the official Kent County road map.
KCRC Engineering construction projects generally fall within one of four categories:
New Construction
- The construction of a new roadway or bridge where nothing of its type currently exists.
Reconstruction
- A major change to an existing roadway or bridge within the same general right-of-way corridor. For instance, reconstruction would include adding a left turn lane to an existing two-lane road or constructing an existing roadway to all-season standard.
Resurfacing
- The existing, deteriorated layer of road surface (and, in some cases, sub-surface) is removed and a new surface is applied.
Preservation
- A treatment is applied to the existing road surface to extend its service life.
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