The National Association of County Engineers (NACE) is a professional association in its sixth decade of representing county engineers and professional road managers.  Our over 1,900 members consist of county engineers, road administrators, highway superintendents, public works directors, parish engineers, and other professional road managers.  Additionally, we are pleased to have private sector associate and corporate members as well as institutional members from the Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the 58 Local/Tribal Technical Assistance Centers from around the country.

 

The NACE mission and objectives are:

• To advance County Engineering and management by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information aimed at improving our profession.
• To foster and stimulate the growth of individual state organizations of county engineers.

•  To improve relations and the spirit of cooperation among county engineers and other organizations in the solution of mutual problems.

•  To monitor national legislation affecting county transportation/public works departments and through the National Association of Counties, provides NACE’s legislative opinions.

 

What does NACE do?

NACE provides members with timely, accurate and useful information about the industry, new products, technology, government initiatives, NACE activities and other issues through our newsletter, the NACE News, our website, our biweekly update, annual conference and trade show and committee activities. Additionally,

 

NACE provides education and training for its members. 

Produced and distributes 18 action and 7 training guides in all technical areas of road and bridge infrastructure. Distributes state of the art and best practice training and educational videos in the transportation field.  Visit our website noted above for a complete listing, description and ordering information of the action and training guides.

 

·         Administration

·         Personnel

·         Financial Management

·         Maintenance Management

·         Administering Bridge Inspection

·         Tort Liability

·         Road Programming

·         Road Surface Management

·         Roadway Safety

·         Stormwater Management and Drainage

·         Subsurface Soils Exploration

·         Bridge Rehabilitation on Local Roads

·         Rural Transportation Planning

·         Purchasing Authority

·         Public Awareness and Support

·         Traffic Operations

·         Solid Waste Management

·         Impact of Land Development on County and Local Transportation Systems Planning

·         Handbook on Training for Road Departments (training guide)

·         Trainer’s Guide (training guide)

·         Blading Aggregate Surfaces (training guide)

·         How to Talk and Communicate at the Same Time (training guide)

·         Improving Traffic Maintenance (training guide)

·         Tips for Conserving Energy and the Environment (training guide)

·         Bridge Maintenance on Local Roads (training guide)

 

Holds an annual management and technical conference for its members attracting up to 400 delegates and over 100 technical/equipment private sector vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers serving the transportation industry.

 

Has established partnerships with FHWA, AASHTO, Forest Service, ATSSA, National Center for Pavement Preservation, National LTAP Association, Roadway Safety Foundation, and other organizations to ensure the latest technical information is available to our members. 

 

Provides representation of local county road professionals on important national technical committees and national educational programs.  These include:

 

            National Work Zone Awareness Week Steering Committee

            National “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day” Steering Committee

            National Committee Uniform Traffic Control Devices Delegation

            National Center for Pavement Preservation Advisory Committee

            National Concrete Pavement Technology Center Advisory Committee

            National Center for Excellence in Rural Traffic Safety Advisory Committee

            AASHTO Standing Committee on Research

            AASHTO Standing on Highway Traffic Safety and Subcommittee Traffic Safety

            AASHTO Winter Maintenance Policy Coordinating Committee

            AASHTO Task Force on Geometric Design

            AASHTO Technology Implementation Group

            Roadway Safety Foundation Advisory Board

            Toward Zero Deaths Steering Committee

           

Provides Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy on issues of concern to our members

 

For more information visit our website at www.countyengineers.org