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Charles
Mixson, P.E.,
Public
Works Director/County Engineer
Gregg
Sutton. P.E.,
Asst.
County Engineer
Steve
Whitaker
Asst.
Director Road Maintenance
Guangye
Hu, Ph.D
Director
of Mosquito Control
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DREDGE PACKET
(7MB pdf)
ELGIN BOULEVARD – WHAT
WENT RIGHT
A column
by Charles Mixson, P.E.,
Public Works Director/County Engineer
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Public Works Department
Overview
The Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance of 1,595+ miles of roadways; including all traffic
signals, stop signs, markings, traffic studies, drainage remedies, grading, patching, mowing and other associated road
work.
The Public Works Department is also responsible for selected Capital Improvement Projects and all road projects funded
with Transportation Trust Funds, Impact Fees and Residential Road Paving funds. DPW also conducts comprehensive planning
for 5 year projections for roads and drainage as well as 5 year comprehensive plans with SWFWMD.
DPW conducts an on-going, county-wide suppression of mosquito populations to prevent the outbreak of mosquito-borne
diseases using an integrated pest management approach that presents the least risk to the public and the environment.
On-going control of bees, wasps, and weeds in county right of ways, and aquatic vegetation control in county waterways.
Engineering Services include design, studies, project management, regulatory agency permitting, grant coordination, and
strategic maintenance programs to address rehabilitation and restoration of paved residential roadways. The Engineering
Office also works closely with the Development Department and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).
The Public Works Department serves as a liaison to federal, state and county permitting agencies, boards, committees and
various organizations relating to roadway issues.
The Public Works Department supplies over 2,000 man-hours in support services to many other departments and outside
agencies.
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Did you know
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There
are 1,081 miles of paved roads and 427 miles of
limerock roads.
An estimated
2,750
cu.
yds of trash are removed from Hernando County roads
each year.
The average life of a paved
road surface is from 5 to 20 years, depending on
surface material, traffic, drainage, etc....
Litter has been
picked up from over 292 miles of roadways; and the
Adopt-A-Road groups fill approximately 3,051 bags
of litter per year.
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24-Hour
Emergency On-Call
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Traffic Light Outage
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Sign Damage
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Road Hazards
Contact
the Sheriff's Office: 352-754-6830
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Service Request
DPW FAQ's
Terminology
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DPW Press
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Travelers can access
current information for specific routes and roadway
segments, including anticipated travel delays, traffic
accidents, roadway blockages and lane closures.
Dial 511
(Tampa area only) or
1-800-576-3886 from
anywhere nationwide
(continental U.S.)
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