Provides and maintains safe and efficient roadways for the county's residents and visitors. Responsible for road and bridge maintenance, plowing and grading of county roads, and other road and bridge maintenance functions.

Maintenance responsibilities include items such as blading and adding surfacing to gravel roadways; patching, crack filling, shouldering, and seal coating bituminous roadways; roadside mowing and weed spraying; installation and maintenance of traffic control signs and pavement markings; snow and ice control in the winter. - Accepts reports of potholes - Accepts reports of dead animal pickups on county roads - Accepts reports of signal outages or knockdowns and damaged or missing signs - Information on road construction detours and project timelines to help reduce traffic congestion around areas impacted by construction

The Highway Department oversees: - Bridges: Provides surveys, design, construction, obtaining special funding, and maintenance - County Drainage Ditches: Provides maintenance and construction - Roads and Construction: Provides surveys, designs, bids, and inspections. Also provides maintenance such as blading surfaces, plowing snow, mowing ditches, and road signs. Repair services in culverts, tiles, ditch washouts, frost boils, and pavements.

Information on road construction detours and project timelines to help reduce traffic congestion around areas impacted by construction

511: information on road conditions and construction projects throughout the state Pothole Reporting: Minnesota residents can report potholes, graffiti, and other roadside issues on state highways or interstate. The reporting process is slightly different between the metro area and greater Minnesota. Visit website for instructions. Reports for county or city roads should be made with the appropriate public works department. Information about damage from potholes is generally available with the reporting agency.

- ADA: (612)596-0300 - Adopt-A-Highway information: (612)596-0339 - Dead animal pickup (for deer only; all other animals call Animal Control): (612)596-0299 - Election Information: (612)348-5151 - Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis: (612)348-8240 - Jail, (City/County) 350 South 5th Street, Minneapolis: (612)348-5112 - Juvenile Detention Center: (612)348-8122 - Licensing: (612)348-8240, (drivers, game, fishing, marriage) - Map request hotline: (612)596-0352 - Notary Public filings: (612)348-8240 - Permit information/office: (612)596-0339 - Personnel: (612)348-2163; employment opportunities, 612-348-7855 - Probation Files - Adult: (612)348-2110; Juvenile: 612-348-3700 - Property Tax Information: (612)348-3011 - Public Defender: (612)348-7530 - Recorder/Registrar: (612)348-5139 - Recycling Hotline: (612)348-3777 - Retirees to the rescue (property tax work-off program): (612)348-3046 - Roads - Construction and Maintenance (Public Works): (612)596-0300 - Traffic sign information: (612)596-0310 - Traffic signal information: (612)596-0293, (612)673-5750 - Traffic Violations (District Court Customer Service Line): (612)348-2040 - Voter Registration: (612)348-5151 - Warrant information: (612)48-2000

Provides a safe, efficient, coordinated transportation system that is responsive to community values and meets the needs of all users within resource limitations. Responsible for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges. Routine County Highway maintenance includes drainage repairs, surface repairs, snow and ice control, and traffic management.

Provides and maintains safe and efficient roadways for the county's residents and visitors. Develops plans and policies to maintain infrastructure's integrity, including county and state highways, and bridges.