Ellsworth County Highway Department

 

Ellsworth County Highway Department

408 W. 15th 
Ellsworth, KS 67439-1623
Office: 785-472-4182
Fax: 785-472-4862

Email:  hwydept@att.net

Ellsworth County Highway Department is located at 408 West 15th on Old Highway 40.

Office hours are 7:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday.

Rick Nondorf is the road superintendent.

Ellsworth County maintains 80 miles of paved roads, 160 miles of gravel roads and 762 bridges.

Permits

Permits are required for any type of work in the County right-of-ways. Permits can be obtained by contacting the office.

Moving permits are also required. They may be obtained by contacting the County clerk’s office.

Employment

Ellsworth County has job openings only when positions open up. We have pre-employment drug screenings and monthly random drug testing.

Weather Policy

Snow – all County blacktop and gravel roads are opened starting as soon as possible with snow problem only.

Ice – salt trucks will only salt roads (paved) when temperature reaches 20 degrees F or above. Sunshine on the salt will let us salt with lower temperatures.

Road Closed Projects

5th Road will be closed from Highway 40 South to Avenue H for bridge replacement. This will include the Dlabal River Bridge. The road is expected to be closed for 3 to 4 months.

Summer Roadwork

The Ellsworth County Highway Dept. will be overlaying and sealing the Low Road (Ellsworth to Kanopolis), Old 40 from Ellsworth to Blackwolf and the Lorraine Road this summer.

 

 

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