Road Maintenance & Operations

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Page last updated: 3/14/2012

Public Works manages 399 centerline miles of County roadway and an 8-mile multi-use path called the Larry Scott Memorial Trail.

• Performing operations and maintenance for the continued integrity of county roads and culverts

Activities

Maintenance activities include:

• snow and ice control

• road approach work

• storm system and ditch restoration

• shoulder maintenance

• sweeping

• overhead brushing

• road crack seal application

• vegetation management

• storm clean-up

• maintaining and lifting manholes

• general system maintenance

Additional description

Sod Removal
Remove excess buildup of sod to restore proper drainage to roads expected to be resurfaced.

Grading Roadways and Shoulders
Grade and shape gravel shoulders to level ridges, cut and fill holes and distribute existing gravel evenly over the surface.

Ditching
Clean bottom of ditch to restore proper drainage. This is done to remove obstructions, sod buildup and excess deposits of sediments, leaving as much vegetation as possible.

Brush Cutting
Brush cut the right-of-way on all roads. This is one to prevent encroachment of brush onto roadway and to provide sight distance on curves and intersections

Mowing
Mow the right-of-way on all roads. This is done to prevent encroachment of sod onto roadway and to provide sight distance on curves and intersections.

Pothole Patching
Repair edge breaks and pot holes on the roadway by filling with premixed hot or cold asphalt.
 

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