| Welcome to New Milford Public Works 10 Main Street New Milford Ct, 0677 Phone: 860-355-6040 Fax: 860-355-6055 Office Hours: M-F 8am -4:30pm Email: public_works@newmilford.org The New Milford Public Works Department consists of four different entities. There is the Highway Department, Engineering Department,Recycling Center and Facilities Maintenance. Please use these links to access those department web pages. The Administration Office is located next to the ball fields on Young's Field Road. Included under the Highway Department is Vehicle Maintenance which repairs all highway vehicles and also many Town vehicles as well. ******************************************** Just a few FAQS: 176 miles of paved roads, 26 miles of gravel roads Asphalt plants close from November [around] until April so hot asphalt is not available in the winter. One MILE of road average 22' wide needs 1300 TONS of asphalt 2" thick, at FY 6-7 of ~$48 per ton +escalation [for those that don't want to do the math around $62,000 for ONE MILE of paving] FY 6-7 used 8,750 tons of process for gravel road maintenance at $10.50 per ton. Drivers in the winter travel about 10-12 miles for their own plow route. They average 2-3 hours for one pass of their route. Industry standard is about 8 miles per driver. Further details on just what Public Works duties include are below in the annual report. Annual Report 2006-2007. ******************************************* You Can Help-A winter information brouchure. *************************************************************************** |