Responsibilities of the Summit County Engineer's Office
The Summit County Engineer's Office is committed to delivering top-quality service to the residents of Summit County. We oversee the maintenance of nearly 200 miles of county roads and close to 280 bridges while also collaborating with local communities to support the more than 542,000 people who call Summit County home.
Our Offices Responsibilities:
- Design, construction, inspection, and maintenance of county highways, bridges, and dedicated ditches.
- Installation, inspection, and maintenance of traffic safety equipment, signs, traffic control devices, and pavement markings on county highways and bridges.
- Snow and ice removal on county highways and in other communities by agreement.
- Engineering design and other services to Summit County's townships.
- Provision of permits for construction, special hauling, and drive culverts within the county highway right-of-way.
- Administering the Summit County Surface Water Management District.
- Intermodal and regional transportation planning.
- Coordination of local efforts to procure state and federal funding for infrastructure improvements.
- Surveys for county property and improvements and for townships by agreement.
- Information and support services for a county wide Geographic Information System (GIS).
General Maintenance
The The Summit County Engineers office is responsible for general maintenance on all County highways along with other township or municipal roads. You can find out more by following the link below to our "Reporting Road Hazarads" page below.
- Reporting Road Hazards (Page)
Snow and Ice
The Summit County Engineer's Office is responsible for snow and ice control on all County highways along with other township or municipal roads. You can find out more by following the link below to our "Snow and Ice Maintenance" page below.
- Snow & Ice Maintenance (Page)