Hours:
Road Crew 6:30 am to 2:30 pm
Office Staff 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday - Friday
Three District Shops:
Boulder Office
Phone: (406) 225 4158
Boulder Maintenance Shop:
Phone: (406) 225-4164
Montana City District Shop:
Phone: (406) 442-7564
Whitehall District Shop:
Phone: (406) 287-3917
Mission:
The mission of the Jefferson County Road Department is to provide the best level of maintenance, service and upgrades possible to all county roads.
Services:
- Maintain all County roads, year-round
- Maintain bridges and culverts
- Maintain signing, speed limits, school zones and rural addressing signs
- Inspect all roads within new subdivisions before final plat approval
- Current Jefferson County Road Standards Saved as an Adobe Portable Document File (.pdf)
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. How many employees are in the Road Department?
A. The Road Department has seven full-time equipment operators, one road supervisor, and 2 (two) part-time assistants.
Q. How many miles of roads do you have in the county?
A. The road miles that are turned in for Gas Tax funding is 755 miles.
Q. What portion of my taxes goes to roads?
A. Your tax bill has a separate line item that reflects the amount of tax devoted to the road department.
Q. Who decides what roads are going to be worked on?
A. The Commissioners and the Road Supervisor have a priorities list that they update each year. The information they use comes from: 1) employees who work in each district, as to the problem areas and safety concerns they have, and 2) daily information the road department logs on a computer. The traffic counts and growth in any given area is also considered.
Q. When is the snow going to get plowed on my road?
A. School bus routes are the first priority. The time it takes to get over all the roads after a snow storm is three days and this is consistent in all three districts. School bus routes may have to be plowed more than once during this interval.
Q. My road is slick. When are you going to sand?
A. Sanding is an expensive and time-intensive procedure. Therefore, to be fiscally prudent and safety conscious, sand is placed on intersections, steep hills, and corners, mainly on school bus routes. Sanding of entire roads is not done.
