Public roads in Sanford are maintained by either the City of Sanford or the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Knowing the entity that maintains a particular street or road helps in knowing where and how to report maintenance issues.
Who Maintains the Roads?
Public roads in Sanford are owned and maintained by either the City of Sanford or NCDOT. Knowing the entity that owns a particular street or road helps in knowing where and how to report maintenance issues.
Roads may also be owned privately. Parking lots and the roads within them are all privately owned and not maintained by either the City of Sanford or NCDOT.
Note that there are no County roads. Any public road in Sanford will be owned by either the City or the State.
How to Report Street Maintenance Issues
State-Owned Roads:
To report potholes or other maintenance issues involving state-owned roads, call NCDOT at 919-733-4768 or go to the NCDOT website and use the reporting button.
City-Owned Roads:
To report potholes and other maintenance issues for City-owned roads, call the Public Works Service Center at 919-775-8247.