Public Works

Mission Statement
To provide services to the citizens of Humboldt County in a cooperative and responsive method within available resources.

Overview


The responsibilities of the Public Works Department include preparing plans and specifications, inspecting construction projects, maintaining County roads and bridges, managing County properties and right-of-way, preparing  environmental documents, obtaining regulatory permits, administering solid waste franchises and facilities, and  maintaining three County levee systems, County facilities, ten County Parks, County Trail systems and community forests, six County airport systems, Motor Pool and the Heavy Equipment Garage.  
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Urban road emphasizing the sidewalk and landscape strip

ADA Access Service Request for County Maintained Roads
Do you need to report an accessibility problem with a County maintained road?  Click the link below to submit a request electronically or call the Department's Road Maintenance Division at 707-445.7421.

If the problem is related to road maintenance (such as reporting a pothole) and not ADA accessibility, use the Request for Service on County Maintained Roads Form. (See the next section below.)

ADA Access Service Request for County Maintained Roads Form

Request for Service on County Maintained Roads Form (Potholes, etc...)

Need to report a pothole or other road problem?  Request for Service on County Maintained Roads Form (Potholes, etc...)

If the problem is related to ADA accessibility, use the ADA Access Service Request for County Maintained Roads Form. (See the section above.)

Request for Service on County Maintained Roads Form (Potholes, etc...)

a paved road showing a recently patched pothole