2006-2007 Annual Report - Santa Rosa County

Public Works DepartmentThe Santa Rosa County Public Works Department serves residents by developingand maintaining quality infrastructure. The department strives to provide timelyservices in the most cost-effective manner to enhance the quality of life of its citizens.Consisting of the roads & bridges, building maintenance and parks departments, it isthe largest department under the board of county commissioners.Roads & BridgesAvis WhitfieldPublic Works Director6075 Old Bagdad Hwy.Milton, FL 32583(850) 626-0191 Office(850) 623-1331 Faxavisw@santarosa.fl.govThe Santa Rosa County Road & BridgeDepartment maintains 1,526 milesof roadways. Roadway maintenanceincludes road paving and resurfacing,dirt road grading, drainage work,road shoulder repair, roadsidemowing, brush removal, retentionpond maintenance, sign installation andrepair, litter removal and numerous otherservices. The road & bridge departmentutilizes four inmate crews to performmanual labor tasks to provide a significantsavings to our taxpayers.Fiscal Year 2006/2007 Highlights• Resurfaced 39.2 miles of roadways.• Paved 13.4 miles of dirt roads.• Widened and resurfaced Willard NorrisRoad (8.57 miles).• Constructed four sets of turn lanes onWillard Norris Road.• Widened and resurfaced Bay Street (1.66miles).• Rebuilt the timber bridge on PineviewChurch Road, re-decked twobridges and repaired several otherbridges.• Completed 5,630 work orders.• Constructed turn lanes andinstalled a traffic signal at WestSpencer Field Road and NorrisRoad to enhance safety of studentsat Pace High School.• Resolved numerous drainageproblems throughout the county.22