DEPARTMENT HEAD / DIRECTOR 

• Philip B. Widner, P.E., County Engineer

ON SITE KEY DEPARTMENT CONTACTS

• Charity Manning, P.E., Assistant County Engineer
• Derrick Laney, Interim Superintendent
• Danny Evans, Shop Foreman
• Dale Ward, Office Manager

Our Mission

         The Jackson County Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance and repairs of 1100 miles of county roads and 186 bridges and culverts. The Public Works Department operates primarily on gasoline and fuel taxes and currently has approximately 40 employees working in maintenance, engineering, office and shop combined.

SERVICES:

MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION

• Maintain pavement, signs, striping, shoulders
• Mow roadsides, clean drainage ditches, apply herbicides
• Maintain, repair and install drainage culverts
• Maintain guardrail, curb & gutter, storm drain inlets
• Maintain dirt roads
• Construct special road projects
• Construct shoulders and widen existing roads
• Grading of dirt roads, install drainage and base material as a part of unimproved road projects
• Install / replace drainage culverts of county roads
• Construct bridges

FEDERAL AID & INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

• Manages Federal Aid design and construction road projects
• Manages Unimproved Road Program design & construction
• Review and approve utility permits
• Manages annual paving and resurfacing program

DESIGN

• Design and construction management of federal and state aid and county funded road and bridge projects
• Manages FHWA &  State Bridge Inspection Program
• Maintains database of county maintained paved roads, dirt roads, subdivision roads, NBIS bridges

LAND DEVELOPMENT

• Reviews Plats, Construction Plans, Site Plans, Access Permits. Administers Subdivision Regulations, Inspects all phases of subdivision construction

COUNTY SHOP

• Maintains all Public Works Department vehicles and construction equipment

Office Hours: 6:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday thru Thursday
After hours, Contact: The Jackson County Sheriff's Department at (256) 574-2610

                   

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