Other functions include implementing county ordinances, contracting large projects, obtaining permits for work in environmentally sensitive areas, writing grant proposals to obtain additional state and federal funds, managing Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation funds, repairing Road Department equipment and responding to storms.
The primary function of the Road Department is to
maintain county roads. County roads are roads that
have been dedicated to the public and then accepted
by the Board of County Commissioners to be
maintained by the county. State Highways such as Hwy
101 and Hwy 131 are not County Roads and are
maintained by the Oregon Department of
Transportation. The primary maintenance
activities performed by the Road Department are,
striping, brush cutting, sanding, snow plowing, sign
maintenance, gravel road grading, vegetation
management, paving, and bridge maintenance. The crew
is on call 24 hours per day to mitigate any other
potential safety problem.