Highway Division

Duties & Responsibilities

The Highway Department is responsible for the maintenance of the Town's infrastructure such as the following:

  • Public Streets
  • Bridges
  • Dams
Maintenance includes but is not limited to the following:

  • Snow and Ice removal
  • Potholes
  • Guardrail & Fencing
  • Cracksealing
  • Milling and resurfacing
  • Trench Paving
  • Tree Trimming and removal
  • Sidewalks and Curbing
  • Catch Basin Repair
  • Street Sweeping (Stormwater) 
  • Catch Basin Cleaning (Stormwater)
  • Culvert Repair (Stormwater)
  • Removing roadside litter and brush
  • Maintaining traffic markings
  • Street signs and Traffic Control
  • Road Openings
  • And more
Ashland Department of Public Works and the Ashland Police Department collaborate to set up a Traffic counter device on various streets over the year. This device records speeds of vehicles and number of vehicles on any given street.
Click here for a summary of the Traffic Data on the various streets.

Permits:
Note: NO ROAD OPENING PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED FOR WORK PRIOR TO APRIL 15 OF ANY CALENDAR YEAR, AND NO PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED FOR WORK THAT WILL NOT BE COMPLETE IN FULL BEFORE NOVEMBER 15th.

Click here for the current Road opening permits issued.

Click Here to print and fill out a Road Opening Permit.

Click Here to print and fill out a Trench Permit 
Snow and Ice Preparations

Mapsonline Forms - Under construction 
- A Form will be available to Ashland residents to request Trench Permits.
-A Form will be available to Ashland residents to request Road Opening Permits.

-A Form will be available to Ashland residents to report a Pothole / street damage.

-A Form will be available to Ashland residents to report a Street Light repair.

-A Form will be available to Ashland residents to report a General Complaint.