What branch of local government is responsible for road maintenance?

Question

What branch of local government is responsible for road maintenance?

Answer 1

Roadmasters

Answer 2

I depends on who is control of the road, some or city roads, county roads, township roads and state roads.  

Go to your local government and ask.  They can tell you.  They might even have a website.

Answer 3

Depends upon what you define as local. Township? City? County? where ever you live would make this easier to answer, but I'd look in the phone book and see what I could find in my blue pages regarding "road mateinence "

Answer 4

Most counties have highwayor roads  departments.

And all states have highway departments.

So depending on if the road is a interstate or highway, that would be the state.

Or a local street, that would be the county road dept.

Answer 5

In California it's CalTrans but the guy who said it's the Dept. of Transportation is probably incorrect.  That department handles auto registration.  Look on your state government pages in the phone book or look it up online.

Answer 6

Department of Transportation usually handles highways and county roads.  Some developments (like townhomes or association-maintained communities) are private roads that are maintained by association and not by the government.

Answer 7

Usually Public Works, but it depends upon the locality.

Answer 8

State highways are the responsibility of each state, including interstate highways that pass through their state.  Rural roads are the responsibility of the country and streets are the responsibility of the city/town.  In some areas, tribal governments have taken over some to the control of roadways on reservation, but the local, county, and state government are still responsible for those roadways.

In addition to roadways, the responsible government has to maintain bridges.

The federal Department of Transportation does not maintain roadways or infastructure.  However, the federal government does grant money to state governments for infastructure maintenence.

The failure of the bridge in Minnesota lies with the state of Minnesota.

BTW.  The DMV is part of the state DOT.  VIN numbers are used to identify each vehicle, but are located in several locations, in the case of theft.

Answer 9

Normally, for each state, you have the State ie: Ga. Dept. of Transportation;  Va. DOT.;  Ohio DOT; etc.  

Normally, when it comes to the maintenance of roads, ie:  resurfacing, that falls under the state faction.  Lights, trees blocking a sign, city or county, usually.   Roadkill - state maintenance in VA.  Don't know how it is elsewhere.  There's an 800 # here for it.  For any problem you see or encounter.  We also have a non-emergency police # for our county, then the 911 system.

Not many people know that you can always call the non-emer. # and they'll be happy to direct you who to call or how to address something.

That's normally why you hear of your "State Legislature" passing new state laws for road transportation bills and tax increases, these generally are state specific depending on the needs of funding.

BTW, as for auto registration, excuse me, but normally in all states that is handled through DMV.  Dept. of Motor Vehicles.  That's why each vehicle has a VIN #. Vehicle Identification Number.  It's located on the dashboard of the driver's side on every vehicle made or sold in the U.S.  Sorry, lady, you are wrong.