Jeffrey Smith, Highway Director
Nick Ensign, Deputy Highway Director
The Highway Department maintains close to 302 highway miles and 109 bridges in Tompkins County. The mission of the Highway Department is to provide highway and bridge construction, maintenance, and emergency services safely, effectively, and efficiently for our local and traveling public customers, while promoting self-esteem and growth as individuals.
Road Maintenance staff construct, maintain, and repair roads, maintain intersections and roadside drainage, eliminate roadside hazards, and repair guiderails. The Tompkins County Highway Department also maintains more than 4,500 signs.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The Weights and Measures Department is a division of the Highway Department.
Heather Chappell, Weights and Measures Director
For More Information - CLICK HERE
CURRENT HIGHWAY JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Seasonal Worker - $18.45 - Full Time Entry Level - No CDL Required - Seasonal - Entry Level - Job Description
Apply Here for Seasonal Worker Position
Seasonal Worker II - $22.77 - Full Time - CDL Required - Seasonal II - Job Description
Apply Here for Seasonal Worker II Position
CURRENT ROAD MATERIALS AND HIGHWAY SERVICES
Bid Results (Updated May 7, 2024) - Click Here
PUBLIC INFORMATION:
ROAD / BRIDGE CLOSINGS:
Bridge - Freese Road Bridge, Town of Dryden
Dates - October 31, 2019 - Closed Indefinitely
Bridge - Carter Creek Road Bridge, Town of Newfield
Dates - June 15, 2015 - Closed Indefinitely
Additional Bridge Project Information - CLICK HERE
Additional Road Project Information - CLICK HERE (2024 Paving and Chip Seal Maps)
To report a County Road or Bridge Emergency : Call 911
For Non-Emergency : Call (607) 274-0300.
Summer Schedule Hours:
6:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday - Thursday (Field Staff)
7:30 am - 4:00 pm, Friday (Office)
Winter Schedule Hours:
7:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday (Field Staff)
7:30 am - 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday (Office)
(Closed Weekends and Holidays)
Email us : Highway@tompkins-co.org
Tompkins County Highway Department
Photo taken December 2018