Every year, NCTCOG's Public Works program is updated and paid for cooperatively by cites and counties across North Central Texas. The FY2012 Public Works Program (PDF) has been approved by the Public Works Council.
 Public Works Council
The Public Works Council (PWC), initially established as the Public Works Advisory Committee in 1984, provides expertise and support to the Executive Board and staff on a wide range of local public works issues. For example, the PWC provides continuing advice regarding the Public Works Construction Standards - North Central Texas, as well as such issues as managing right-of-way, comprehensive and consistent storm water management through iSWM, and regional pavement design guidance, as well as identified subregional issues.
Annual Public Works Roundup
 Please consider attending the 13th Annual Public Works Roundup, hosted by NCTCOG's Public Works Council, to be held on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at the Plano Centre: 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, Tx 75074. Multiple presentations will be made on several current topics at this year's event. More
Registration is required, but the cost is free!
2012 Public Works Roundup Agenda!
Information and presentations from previous Public Works Roundups, can be found at the links below:
APWA Webinar on Sustainability
Click here [PDF] to view the APWA Webinar PowerPoint presentation "Sustainability 3: Green Transportation and Smart Growth" held at NCTCOG on January 15, 2009.
 Construction Standards
Management of public works facilities is a very important component of the responsibilities of cities, counties, and special districts across North Central Texas. The quality of the region’s infrastructure (its roads, water distribution, wastewater collection, and storm drainage systems) has always been a high priority and a source of pride for its communities. The Public Works Council created the Public Works Construction Standards to guide infrastructure development in North Central Texas.
The Public Works Council is currently conducting a survey of public works professionals, both private and public, to assess who is using the Standards, how the Standards are being used, and which Standards are current or out of date. We encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the survey, and we thank you for helping us continue make the Construction Standards effective and beneficial to the North Texas region. To access the survey, please click on this link: Public Works Standards Survey
Sustainable Public Rights of Way
The Sustainable Public Rights of Way Program provides public works professionals with resources and suggestions to create safe and context sensitive rights of way for all users and needs. The goals of the program are to compile best practices for sustainable public rights of way, review real examples of best practices within the region and hold workshop(s) in order to educate on and discuss best practices for sustainable public rights of way.
Please visit The Roadmap to a Sustainable Public Right of Way interactive website and document that is intended to be a resource to both public officials and private developers to improve the sustainability of their projects constructed within the public rights-of-way.
integrated Stormwater Management
Development and redevelopment by their nature increase the amount of imperviousness in our surrounding environment. This increased imperviousness translates into loss of natural areas, more sources for pollution in runoff, and heightened flooding risks. To help mitigate these impacts, more than 60 local governments are cooperating to proactively create sound stormwater management guidance for the region through the integrated Stormwater Management (iSWM) project.
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