Public Works - Transportation

 General Information

The Transportation Division provides the labor, equipment, and materials necessary to maintain the County’s dirt and paved roads, storm water facilities, and open and closed drainage systems. The Division consists of four district maintenance crews, two drainage crews, two special project crews, one pavement crew, and a sign shop.  The County is divided into four maintenance districts: Lexington L1, Swansea L2, Batesburg L3, and Chapin L4.

Responsibilities:

·         Maintain earth roads by scraping, providing proper drainage, and adding stone as needed

·         Perform bridge repairs

·         Construct and repair drainage basins and ditches

·         Control road-side vegetation

·         Construction on Capital Improvement projects

·         Asphalt repair and patching

·         Manufactures and installs street names signs and traffic control signs

·         Maintain Stormwater Management Ponds / Facilities

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