The Dakota County Transportation Department plans, designs, builds and maintains the
County Highway system by:
- Making routine and emergency repairs of highways to maintain ride quality and user safety.
- Managing highway access and transportation right of way through permitting, platting and planning studies to maximize safety.
- Performing regular grading and regraveling of County gravel roads to maintain ride quality and extend road life.
- Performing routine maintenance of traffic signals and other traffic control devices.
- Removing snow and ice to provide safe winter driving conditions.
- Reviewing, designing, installing, and maintaining traffic signals, signs and pavement markings to provide clear, effective, and appropriate messages to road users.
- Maximizing traffic flow by evaluating of signal timing.
