The Montgomery County Highway Department is dedicated to meeting the publics' need for access and freedom of movement through designing, coordinating, building and maintaining transportation systems that are safe, efficient, effective, and financially responsible.

It is the responsibility of the Highway Department to construct, maintain and repair all of the County-owned roads and bridges encompassing the 736.19 miles that make up the County road system.

The Montgomery County Highway Department is a full service facility equiped with a vehicle maintenance facility, sign painting shop, road striping, paving, mowing and construction equipment. The Highway Department has a wide range of responsibilites including mowing all county right-of-way, snow removal, bridge and road construction, striping, etc. (Note: The Highway Department spread over 10,000 tons of salt in the winter of 2000.) The Highway Department also constructed and maintains the Lock B North and Lock B South boat ramps.

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