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Bureau of Highways

Robert "Tim" Burgess
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

Get information about major projects in your council district, such as road closures, bridge repairs, water or sewer line repairs or installations, etc.  Subscribe to the County's E-Newsletter to receive this information via e-mail.

Revised July 30, 2009


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