Highway

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