Drive Safe Douglas County!
Summer roadwork ahead. Let’s work together for safety.
The Department of Public Works strives to provide a safe and reliable transportation network to enhance the quality of life within Douglas County. We maintain the roads and storm drainage systems, remove snow and ice, erect and maintain traffic signals, signage, and striping, construct new transportation infrastructure, and control noxious weeds. We oversee the design and construction of new development, roads, and buildings. The Department includes Engineering, Operations, Traffic, Building, Development Review, and Stormwater.
GESC/DESC, Roadway Design & Construction Standards, Storm Drainage Design Manual, and Engineering Forms
Includes all construction & grading permits (EX building permits) for the construction of public infrastructure
Capital Improvement, Road Maintenance, Drainage Projects and more...
Gravel Roads, Potholes, Snow & Ice, Street Sweeping and more...
Water Quality, Stormwater, Illicit Discharge and more...
Traffic Engineering, Signals, Signs, Striping, and School Zones
For Traffic, Road Maintenance, Snow & Ice Removal and Flood Control
Summer roadwork ahead. Let’s work together for safety.
Report a problem that has to do with Road Maintenance, Stormwater or Drainage, Traffic, Noxious Weeds, or another Public Works issue.
The 2040 TMP defines a long-range vision for a multimodal transportation system that offers more choices in how people travel in the County.
From the outside, it might look like average road repair work. For young Elijah it was an opportunity of a lifetime. Kindness is infectious. Pass it on.