Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 4510.11
December 23, 2014
Incorporating Change 1, August 3, 2017
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SUBJECT: DoD Transportation Engineering
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 4510.11 (Reference (a)) to:
a. Establish policies for the DoD Transportation Engineering Program.
b. Assign responsibilities for conducting DoD transportation engineering, including
incorporating effective transportation engineering techniques and characteristics into DoD
transportation processes, equipment, and facilities.
c. Ensure that DoD transportation engineering interests and infrastructure concerns are
considered in civil transportation programs (federal, State, local governments, and industry).
2. APPLICABILITY. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD
Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in
this directive as the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy to:
a. Integrate peacetime and mobilization transportation engineering needs into civil and DoD
programs to ensure that national defense interests are protected.
b. Incorporate safe, efficient, and effective transportation engineering features in the design,
construction, modification, and maintenance of DoD transportation processes, equipment, and
facilities.
c. Coordinate defense peacetime and mobilization interests on design, development, and
maintenance of highway, rail, port, and intermodal facilities with civil transportation agencies.
