The Dodge County Highway Department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the county roads and bridges. Programming of road and bridge construction includes project scheduling, surveys, design, right-of-way acquisition, and contract administration. The Dodge County Highway Department is responsible for completing annual bridge safety inspection of all bridges on or over public roadways, except those bridges on or over State highways or within communities with a population over 5,000.

Routine county highway maintenance includes road repair, grading, drainage, signing, snow removal, ice control, and minor road improvements. Budgeting and accounting of all construction and maintenance is accomplished and reported annually.

The highway department is also responsible for issuing permits, rural addressing, maintaining county highway maps, applying dust control, updating road restrictions, and may be contacted to install rural mailbox posts with the swing-away arm.

Normal office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Maintenance and Engineering staff normally work 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.