About Us

What Do County Road Commissions Do?

The road commission is a separate unit of government, removed from county general government. Funded by gasoline taxes and vehicle registration fees, property taxes are not a part of our revenues.

The activities of road commissions vary from county to county. In Livingston County we tend to split our time between maintaining gravel and paved roads with a nearly equal proportion of each in our system. We have to accommodate farm to market roadways with less than 200 cars per day. And, at the other end of the spectrum, urban arterial roadways with 22,000 cars per day and the problems each bring.

County Road Commission Duties

• Snow removal, Ice control - salting and sanding.
• Road and bridge design, construction, repair and maintenance.
• Pavement management using surface treatments such as pavement overlays, sealcoats and crack sealing.
• Gravel road maintenance including grading, berm removal, and dust control.
• Applying pavement markings and maintaining road signs.
• Ensuring steady and safe traffic patterns.
• Controlling roadside vegetation, mowing and brush cutting.
• Roadside ditch and drainage maintenance.

A List of Policies is available for more information