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General Information
The Department of Public Works consists of four divisions: Engineering; Transportation; Stormwater; and Vector Control, comprising of approximately one hundred and twelve employees, including the Director.
The mission of the department is to provide and maintain a safe, cost effective infrastructure for public transportation that enhances the quality of life in Lexington County.
The Department of Public Works is responsible for:
- Maintenance of 618 miles of County dirt roads
- Maintenance of 638 miles of County paved roads
- Design and inspection of County roadway projects
- Management of County owned construction projects
- Inspection of residential and commercial construction projects
- Compliance with NPDES Storm Water permit requirements
- Maintenance of 300± Stormwater Management facilities
- Acquisition of required right of way for County projects
- Encroachment permits
- Limiting the insects that transport disease pathogens
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Related Links
- Road Paving Priority List (Alphabetical(PDF)
- Approved Paving Plan Status(PDF)
- C Fund Dirt Road Paving Petition Information
- Right of Way Easement Sample
- SCDOT Doing Business (South Carolina Department of Transportation)
- F.E.M.A. (Federal Emergency Management)
- D.H.E.C (Stormwater) (Department of Health and Environmental Control)
- E.P.A (Environmental Protection Agency)
- F.H.W.A (Federal Highway Administration)
- M.U.T.C.D (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices)
- Lexington County Green Business Certification Program
- SCDOT ARMS MANUAL(PDF)(Access and Roadside Management Standards)