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The Porter County Highway Department maintains more than 815 miles of road and streets in UNINCORPORATED Porter County. Unincorporated means outside the municipal boundaries of our cities and towns. It also excludes State Roads, US Highways and Interstate Highways. For more information please visit Who Maintains Which Roads. The Porter County Highway Department's responsibilities include:
- Patching, resurfacing, and sealing;
- Plowing snow and salting;
- Maintaining necessary detours and road closures;
- Maintaining traffic control devices, such as stop, yield, speed limit, and warning signs;
- Maintaining all center lines, edge lines, turn arrows, school zones and crosswalks;
- Providing any necessary assistance to police, fire, and EMS during emergency calls.
- Limiting the gross weight of vehicles and issuing special permits under the Frost Law Ordinance (PDF). @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
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Who Maintains Which Roads
Find information about which government entity is responsible for maintaining roads and streets where you live in Porter County.
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Road Preservation
Find information about how the Highway Department is working hard and smart to improve and preserve our roads in unincorporated Porter County.
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Road Closing Alerts
Find information about current road closings and how you can sign up to get road closing alerts via text or email.
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Snow Plowing & Salting
Find information about the Highway Department's process of plowing & salting, ordinances that apply to citizens and mailbox damage claims, travel alerts and how you can help the Highway Department help you.
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Frost Law
Find information about the Porter County Frost Law.
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Highway Department Request For Service
Submit an online form to request service from the Porter County Highway Department.
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Highway Department
Physical Address
1955 S State Road 2
Valparaiso, IN 46385
Phone: 219-465-3570
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Rich Sexton
Supervisor