NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIO
Evening view of Downtown Raleigh with free-flowing traffic
In North Carolina , one of the nation ’ s fastest growing states , the Department of Transportation is hard at work overhauling major pieces of critical infrastructure .
America ’ s aging infrastructure has become something of a campaigning tool in recent years as more and more facilities fall into disrepair . But while regarded as a priority for almost every candidate , it ’ s rare to see the kind of followthrough evident in the North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT ).
One of the men calling the shots at the department is Mike Holder — the department ’ s chief engineer . Holder is a 31-year veteran of NCDOT and a proud graduate of North Carolina State University . Filling a number of roles throughout his extensive career , Holder now oversees over 12,500 employees and a number of vital projects throughout the state . Within North Carolina , management of transportation infrastructure is broken down into 14 transportation divisions , each with division engineers reporting to Holder .
“ We probably own and manage about 5 million square feet of office and field office space across the state ,” Holder said .
56 April 2015