The Administrative Branch manages personnel, the purchasing of supplies and equipment, mail distribution, reproduction, and expense vouchers.
Branch Chief: Hattie Nixon
The Building and Equipment Maintenance Branch administers the repair of OMR
fleet vehicles, janitorial work, building upkeep and renovation, and the fabrication
of specialty items. Reservations for OMR fleet vehicles are also handled by
this branch.
Branch Chief: Jeff
Stone
The Research and Development Branch conducts broad-based research affecting
all types of GDOT activity but primarily geared toward new and/or improved
highway materials and processes. The Research and Development Branch also
operates the Roy A. Flynt Memorial Library
.
Branch Chief: Rick
Deaver
The Quality Assurance Branch encompasses Materials Audit, Independent Assurance
and Nuclear Gauge/Lab Inspection. The Materials
Audit Unit maintains files on all pending, active and completed construction
projects statewide. Materials audits are performed on all completed construction
projects statewide. Materials audits are performed on all completed construction
projects to determine if the materials used were sampled and tested at the
prescribed frequency and met applicable specification requirements. The Independent
Assurance Unit performs comparison testing with project acceptance testing
for compliance with Federal Highway Administration requirements. Independent
Assurance personnel provide support for GDOT's Lead Abatement Program for
structural steel bridges. The Nuclear Gauge/Lab Inspection Unit provides repair
and calibration of nuclear gauges used on construction projects. They also
coordinate the AASHTO Materials Reference Laboratory Accreditation Program
for the OMR.
Branch Chief: David Duffey
The Pavement Management Branch manages the pavement design approvals for the
Department, keeps abreast of the state-of-the-art in pavement design technology,
and coordinates implementation of new pavement design procedures. They will
coordinate pavement design approvals by chairing the Pavement Design Committee
and approving pavement designs submitted by the Districts. This branch also
performs pavement evaluations and performs pavement testing for the Department
including the falling weight deflectometer, smoothness, and friction testing.
They also operate the pipe camera testing equipment.
Unit Chief: AJ Jubran
