CORTLAND COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

COUNTY HIGHWAY GARAGE

4267 TRACTION DRIVE

CORTLAND, NY 13045

607-753-9377

607-756-8852 Fax

 

Donald R. Chambers, Superintendent of Highways

Robert  J. Buerkle, P.E., Deputy Superintendent of Highways

 

The Cortland County Highway Department, a full-service agency,

is responsible for:

 

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Roads: All aspects of design, construction and maintenance in the 247 mile county road system. An additional 110 miles of state roads are maintained in the winter.

Road Construction Schedule

Road Data

Winter Season FAQS

Summertime FAQS

 

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Bridges: Oversees construction, maintenance and repair of 60 bridges on county, town and village roads.

 
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Airport: Oversees operations at Chase Field Airport on Route 222, one mile W of the city of Cortland. This general aviation airport offers 16 full T hangers, 3 main hangers and 30 tie downs on asphalt available.

Cortland County Airport - Chase Field Information

Airport History

  Dwyer Memorial Park: Located at the north end of Little York Lake, this 55-acre park offers picnicking facilities from April through September. Three shelters are available on a first-come, first-serve basis (telephone highway department for reservations). A softball field, horseshoe pits, boating facilities and children's play areas combine with nature trails for

recreation and relaxation. Fireworks are scheduled each year for July 3rd (call for rain date), and the Cortland Antique Auto Show is a perennial favorite.

The pavilion offers facilities for weddings, clambakes and social gatherings. In the upper story of the pavilion is found the Cortland Repertory Theater, performing fine theater from June through August (box office 607-753-6161).

Dwyer Park History

Cortland County Highway performs a large share of work in-house, including surveying, engineering road and bridge reconstruction, patching, signing, striping, ditching, cutting trees and brush, grading, roadside mowing, guide rail installation, stone crushing and screening.

Work by contract includes in-place recycling, paving, base stabilization, asphalt milling, trenched underdrain and all federally-funded road and bridge projects.

Cortland County Highway Department employs 63 full-time employees, which includes administrative, clerical, engineering, motor equipment operators, laborers, machinery shop, maintenance and repair shop, sign shop, and carpenter shop. Part-time employees and seasonal aides number 22.

A carpool consisting of 86 cars and pick-up trucks is maintained to supply agencies such as the Department of Social Services, Nursing Division, Probation Department, Landfill and Buildings and Grounds with vehicles for job-related duties.

The county highway engineering department prepares county road and bridge construction plan. They also provide information on right-of-way, mapping and negotiations with homeowners. Upon request, the department provides engineering advice and assistance to the fifteen town and three village highway departments within the county. The engineering department is charged with administering the locally administered Federal Aid Program for roads and bridges. The engineering department also inspects the highway facilities and maintains all engineering-related data and records such as road surface scores, culvert conditions, bridge records, right-of-way maps and deeds, roadside hazards, guide rail, road striping data and permits.

Businesses or residences requesting roadway access or driveway access onto a county highway must call the county highway department for an access approval.

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