Highway System Maintenance and Preservation

This certification is designed for engineering technicians who perform and inspect highway system maintenance and preservation work; the program is applicable to both private and public sector technicians. Technical areas covered are worksite and public safety; specifications and contract plan interpretation; environmental protection; roadway, shoulder, roadside, and structure maintenance; materials testing; weather-related maintenance operations; construction inspection; verbal and written communication; recordkeeping and reporting; maintenance equipment and materials management; and project management duties.

Highway System Maintenance and Preservation comprises four levels of certification. Level I is designed for trainees and entry-level technicians who perform limited job tasks under frequent supervision, Level II is for technicians who perform routine tasks under general daily supervision, Level III is for intermediate-level technicians who, under little or no daily supervision, work with standards, plans, specifications, and instructions, and Level IV is for independent, senior-level technicians whose work includes supervising others. Certification at Levels II, III, and IV does not require prior certification at the lower level, but it does require meeting the certification requirements of the lower levels.

Download the Program Detail Manual
About the Exam
The Application and Certification Process

Highway System Maintenance and Preservation is a subfield of Transportation Engineering Technology (Field Code 001, Subfield Code 14). Highway System Maintenance and Preservation is a Work Element Program.