Jackson County Highway Department; Public Service Announcements

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Plowing Snow/Ice onto Highways

Please help us keep our highways safe; do not deposit any snow/ice from your driveway onto any road or highway. We wish to remind everyone that depositing the snow or ice you remove from your driveway onto a highway or highway shoulders is not only dangerous, but illegal. Rules of the Road “Wis.Stat. 346.94(5), Placing Injurious Substance on Highway. No person shall place or cause to be placed upon a highway any foreign substance which is or may be injurious to any vehicle or part thereof." and ”Wis.Stat. 346.95(3) Any person violating s.346.925 or s.346.94(5) or (14) shall be required to forfeit $50 for each offense." Additionally, if the snow/ice you deposit on the roadway causes an accident, you can be held liable for the accident and any resulting injuries and property damage.

We very much appreciate your cooperation with this request.

Road Closures

Contact Information

Jackson County Highway Department

Administration Building

119 Harrison Street
Black River Falls, WI 54615

JCHighway@Jacksoncountywi.gov

Phone: 715-284-0233

FAX: 715-284-0261

Office WINTER Hours Effective 11/04/2024:
Monday-Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Shop Office
23 Harrison Street
Black River Falls, WI 54615

Phone: (715) 284-5615
Fax: (715) 284-5129

Shop Office WINTER Hours Effective 11/04/2024:
Monday-Friday
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Jay Borek, Highway Commissioner
Jay.Borek@Jacksoncountywi.gov

Ann Klieforth, Office Manager/Accountant
Ann.Klieforth@Jacksoncountywi.gov

Peggy Vian, Account Clerk
Peggy.Vian@jacksoncountywi.gov

MISSION STATEMENT:
THE GOAL OF THE JACKSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS TO USE OUR AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE A SAFE TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE TRAVELING PUBLIC.

OUR PAST:
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER A. D. POLLEYS SUBMITTED THE FIRST "ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY HIGHWAY COMMISSION" FOR WORK ON THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM FOR 1908. HIS REPORT INCLUDED RECOMMENDATIONS TO "CLAY" THE ROAD SURFACES AND "ROLL" THE SNOW DRIFTS TO PROVIDE FOR A SMOOTH DRIVING SURFACE.  COMMISSIONER POLLEYS NOTED THE NEED FOR ESTABLISHING PROPER ROAD BEDS AND PROPER DRAINAGE, ADVICE THAT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TODAY AS IT WAS IN 1908.  THE ODOMETER ON HIS BUGGY LOGGED A TOTAL OF 285.32 MILES OF COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY.

OUR PRESENT:
JACKSON COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS JURISDICTION OVER 232 MILES OF COUNTY TRUNK HIGHWAY AND CONTRACTS WITH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO MAINTAIN 144 MILES OF STATE TRUNK AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.  THE DEPARTMENT HAS 35 FULLTIME EMPLOYEES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING, AND REMOVING THE SNOW FROM THE COUNTY AND STATE HIGHWAYS.  JACKSON COUNTY HAS ESTABLISHED A REPUTATION FOR INNOVATION IN EQUIPMENT USE AND IS THE FIRST COUNTY IN WISCONSIN TO CONTRACT FOR HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER SERVICES.

OUR FUTURE:
THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE WILL PLAY AN EVEN MORE IMPORTANT PART OF OUR FUTURE.  VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING WE USE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS TOUCHES A ROAD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE PRODUCER AND THE CONSUMER.  YOU MAY ORDER YOUR DESIRED ITEMS ONLINE, BUT THEY CERTAINLY ARE NOT DELIVERED VIA YOUR PRINTER.  SAFE, DRIVABLE ROADS, WHETHER USED FOR BUSINESS OR RECREATION, ARE THE LIFELINE OF OUR COUNTY, STATE AND COUNTRY.  THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IS THE APPROPRIATION OF EVER DWINDLING RESOURCES.  THE JACKSON COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO FINDING NOT JUST NEW, BUT BETTER WAYS, TO SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS.