Street Maintenance Division

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town sign The Street Maintenance Division is responsible for:

Management of the street paving contract
Minor road repairs of Town-owned streets
Sidewalk repair and replacement
Application of brine for snow and ice control
Snow and ice removal
Right-of-way drainage maintenance
Road sign maintenance and installation
Coordination with Duke Energy for street light repairs
White goods collection

Road Maintenance

Public roads in Morrisville are maintained by two entities:

The Town of Morrisville and the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT).

Most major thoroughfares in Morrisville are maintained by the NCDOT.

NCDOT Streets in Morrisville
Airport Boulevard	Louis Stephens Drive
Aviation Parkway	McCrimmon Parkway
Cary Parkway	Morrisville Carpenter Road
Chapel Hill Road/NC 54	Morrisville Parkway
Church Street	Slater Road
Davis Drive	Sorrell Grove Church Road
Evans Road	Watkins Road
Franklin Upchurch Sr Street	Weaver Road
Jerusalem Drive	Weston Parkway

Knowing the entity that maintains a particular street or road helps in knowing where and how to report maintenance issues. If you are not sure who owns a particular street or road, look for the color-coded tip on most street signs. These colored tips designate the ownership and maintenance responsibility of the street, as follows:

Blue tip: Town
White tip: State
Yellow tip: Privately maintained

For a list of NCDOT, Town, or privately owned streets, please click here.

Road Complaints

Town-Owned Streets

To report potholes, fallen storm grates, curb damage, dead animals, road debris, and other issues on Town-owned streets, please utilize our Report a Concern Center or call Public Works at (919) 463-7070.

NCDOT Roads

If you have complaints involving a state-owned road, please call the NCDOT at (877) 368-4968 or fill out the form on NCDOT's website for assistance.

In the best interest of safety for Morrisville citizens and for other motorists, the Town's Public Works Street Division crew often applies temporary cold patch repairs to fill in potholes and repair damaged areas on many of the state-owned roads in Morrisville that are awaiting permanent repairs by the NCDOT.

Please see the information below to learn about reporting other street-related concerns:

Street Lights Issues
To report street light problems, retrieve the number on the pole and contact Duke Energy Progress by filling out their online form or calling (800) 452-2777.
Duke Energy Reporting Form

Street Light Reimbursement Program
The Town of Morrisville has a program that reimburses communities for non-standard street lighting on public streets. If you are interested in participating in this program, fill out the request form below to get started.
Streetlight Reimbursement Form

Dead Animal Pick-Up
If you see a dead animal or large piece of debris on a state-maintained road, please contact the NCDOT at (877) 368-4968 or click the button below. If the animal or the debris is on a Town-maintained road (mostly within subdivisions), please contact Public Works at (919) 463-7070. Town Staff cannot remove dead animals from private property.
NCDOT Contact Form

Traffic Signals
The NCDOT has given the Town of Cary the authority to operate most traffic signals in Cary, Morrisville, and parts of Apex. If you see a traffic light malfunctioning or if you have a suggestion about the timing of signal lights, please call Cary's Public Works and Utilities Department at (919) 469-4090, or contact NCDOT at (877) 368-4968.

Powell Bill Funds

Each year, Morrisville gets a share of the gasoline taxes collected by the State of North Carolina. This allocation is calculated using the miles of road maintained by the Town, and it is known as "State Street-Aid" or "Powell Bill" funding.

Powell Bill funding is programmed into the Town's annual budget, and its use is limited to maintaining, repairing, constructing, or widening Town-owned streets or for the planning, construction, and/or maintenance of bikeways or sidewalks along public streets and highways. The Town has also used Powell Bill funds for maintaining road rights-of-way, storm drains, sidewalks, and crosswalks, and for snow removal. A Pavement Condition Report, which takes into account the condition of each Town-owned street and how it is being used, helps determine priorities for paving and repair.