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Services & Responsibilities
The Highway Department offers the following services to Shelby County.
- Land Development
- Administers subdivision regulations and flood plain regulations
- Inspects all phases of subdivision construction
- Reviews plats, construction plans, site plans, and access permits
- Federal Aid and Infrastructure Management
- Manages annual paving and resurfacing program
- Manages federal aid design and construction road projects
- Manages Unimproved Road Program design and construction
- Reviews and approves utility permits
- Design
- Designs and manages construction of federal aid and county-constructed bridge projects
- Maintains a database of county-maintained paved roads, dirt roads, subdivision roads, National Bridge Inspection Standard (NBIS) bridges, and LT-20 rated bridges
- Manages design and construction of county-funded projects that are not federal aid projects
- Manages Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State Bridge Inspection Program
- Manages Highway Department's GIS program
- Manages signalized intersections and intersection geometry improvement projects
- Maintenance and Construction
- Constructs bridges
- Constructs shoulders and widens existing roads
- Constructs special road projects
- Grades dirt roads
- Installs and replaces drainage culverts on county roads
- Installs drainage and base materials as a part of unimproved road projects
- Maintains dirt roads
- Maintains guardrail, curb, gutter, and storm drain inlets
- Maintains pavement, signs, striping, and shoulders
- Maintains, repairs, and installs drainage culverts
- Mows roadsides, cleans drainage ditches, and applies herbicides
- County Shop
- Maintains all Highway Department vehicles and construction equipment
- Maintains vehicles for Sheriff’s Department, Building Inspections, Planning Department, County Manager’s Office, and all other County Commission-funded agencies
- Other Services / Responsibilities
- Provides engineering / maintenance / construction assistance for cities and the Shelby County Board of Education
- Provides engineering consulting services / construction services for other county departments
Rebuild Alabama Act
Shelby County FY 2023 Transportation Plan under the Rebuild Alabama Act
Contact Us
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David D. Willingham, P.E.
County EngineerRay Building
506 Hwy. 70
Second Floor
Columbiana, AL 35051
Driving DirectionsCounty Shop
505 Hwy. 70
Columbiana, AL 35051Ph: (205) 669-3880
Fx: (205) 669-3882Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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