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Responsibilities
The Ramsey County Highway Department currently maintains:
- 106 miles of blacktop roads
- 74 miles of gravel on the federal aid system
- 38 miles of gravel shared with other agencies
- 49 bridges that are large enough to qualify for federal funding
The Highway Department contracts with the Townships in Ramsey County to maintain an additional 850 miles of graveled Township roads. The Townships also hire Ramsey County to do snow removal.
Markers & Signs
All county roads are marked with blue route markers at major intersections. If the road does not have a blue route marker, it is owned and maintained by a Township.
Bridges that are not signed for ton ratings can carry legal loads. Bridges that are signed with a "ton rating" sign can only carry a maximum capacity of what the sign says.
Road Plan
Ramsey County has a road plan that lists the current year projects and all future maintenance and improvement projects. The road plan can be found here: Ramsey County Highway 5 Year Plan (PDF).
The road plan is updated annually and projects are added as they come up and funds become available.
This Road Projects Map (PDF) shows the projects scheduled for 2023.
Review the road design standards (PDF).
Permits
At his discretion, the Ramsey County Highway Department Superintendent may issue the following types of permits:
- Single Trip Movement for Non-Reducible Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Load
- Right of Way Utility
- Haul Road
- House Moving
- Approaches
Motor Graders Available
Ramsey County has 5 outlying shops that house motor graders. They are located in:
- Penn - 701-393-5361
- Webster - 701-395-4350
- Starkweather - 701-292-5351
- Edmore - 701-644-2487
- Crary - 701-398-5361
Positions
The County Highway Superintendent is employed at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners with the powers and duties as per North Dakota Century Code Chapter 11-31 (PDF).
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Kevin Fieldsend
Highway Dept. SuperintendentPhone: 701-662-7015
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Highway Department
Physical Address
919 5th Street SE
Devils Lake, ND 58301-3834
Phone: 701-662-7015Fax: 701-662-7070
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.