Department of Public Works
Bureau of Highways
James Lathe
Acting Bureau Chief
410-887-3560
111 W. Chesapeake Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
E-mail: highways@baltimorecountymd.gov
The Bureau of Highways provides a broad range of services related to the repair, maintenance, reconstruction and improvement of:
- More than 2,600 miles of the County road system, including travel lanes, roadside shoulders, ditches, appurtenance paving, curbs and gutter, sidewalks, and guard rails.
- Emergency bridge repair on over 400 major bridge structures.
- Maintenance and repair of open drainage systems in Baltimore County including stream channels, culverts, flumes, catch basins, and ditches.
- Removal of storm debris.
- Emergency and special services in the areas of snow and ice control or de-icing, flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters, and assisting in civil emergencies.
- Roadside mowing and brush control.
- Tree and stump removal, elevation of lower branches for sight distance, and removal of deadwood in live trees within the County's right-of-way.
- Street sweeping to keep debris out of the storm drains and the Chesapeake Bay.
Road Projects
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Revised January 30, 2012
