The Town of Burns Highway Department is tasked with maintaining and preserving our town’s road network, ensuring that residents can travel safely in all seasons. From pothole repairs to snow removal, roadside mowing to drainage management, our crew works year-round to care for the infrastructure that connects our community.

We respond promptly to concerns and inquiries from residents, and our services include a broad range of maintenance tasks that keep Burns’ roads and right-of-ways functional, safe, and accessible.

Key Duties & Services

• Responding to resident concerns and inquiries promptly

• Maintaining culvert pipes, roadside ditches, and drainage systems

• Repairing and installing road signs, posts, and guide rails

• Mowing roadsides and trimming brush and trees in rights-of-way

• Roadway striping and line markings

• Street sweeping of roads and intersections

• Patching potholes and crack sealing

• Performing hot and cold patch repairs

• Winter snow plowing and salting operations

• Deploying temporary road signage (road closed, road work, flooding)

• Maintaining highway vehicles, equipment, and buildings

Working with the Community

The Highway Department is a vital link between town residents and essential services. We strive to maintain safe and well-kept roads while minimizing disruptions during maintenance and weather events. Your cooperation — such as keeping vehicles off roadways during snowstorms — helps us do our work more efficiently and safely.

Please feel free to reach out if you notice any road hazards, drainage issues, or signage needs — we will investigate and respond as soon as possible.