Engineering:

• Long range planning and engineering
• Bridge and culvert design
• Drainage design
• Roadway design
• Traffic engineering and design
  • Includes traffic signals and accident analysis
• Surveying/GPS
• Right-of-way/Property acquisition

Construction and Inspection :

• Administration of all capital improvement contracts
  • Bridge, roadway and intersection construction and the annual pavement resurfacing program
• Inspection, measurement and documentation of all pay items
• Certifies adherence to specifications and plans
• Prepares partial and final payments to contractors
• Utility coordination and relocation
  • Gas, water, telephone, electric, cable, and sanitary
• Reviews and issues various permits
• Annual bridge inspection

Operations and Maintenance:

• Road and Bridge Maintenance
  • Ditching and drainage, culvert installation, painting and striping, pothole patching, bridge repair, berm work, guardrail repair, mowing, brush and weed control, snow and ice control
• Emergency Maintenance
  • Storm damage, downed trees, high water and flooding problems, debris
• Traffic Operations
  • Maintenance of traffic signals, traffic signs and pavement markings
• Fleet Maintenance
  • Maintenance and upgrade of on- and off-road vehicles and equipment
• Safety
  • Training of personnel on safety procedures to ensure compliance with OHSA regulations
• Railroad crossings
• Building and grounds upkeep

Development Services:

• Engineering review for the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission on all new subdivision developments
• Inspects construction of all new subdivision streets
  • Storm sewers, stormwater management systems, road and bridge design, soil and erosion control measures and traffic control

Tax Map Office:

• Keeps tax maps of all land in the county by parcel number and owner name
• Checks survey plats for compliance with the Allen County Conveyance Standards
• Works with Allen County Auditor to maintain the Allen County GIS

Administration and Finance:

• Records
  • Maintain permanent copies of all road and bridge plans, maps, aerial photos, benchmarks and land records
• Information Systems
  • Maintenance and operation of computers, software and local area network
• Budget and Payroll
  • Management of annual budget, including anticipation of fiscal needs and assessment of revenue availability in order to balance spending while developing a schedule of infrastructure projects
• Public Information
  • Coordination of project and construction information, media relations, development of the Annual Report and official Allen County Road Map as well as the management of this website