Contact Information

7:30 - 3:30 ET Monday - Friday

 

Kevin Cafferty

Highway Superintendent

201 Bedford Street

          Lexington, MA  02420

 

781-861-2757 (phone)

          781-861-2783 (fax)

 

Mission Statement

The mission of the Highway Division is to maintain the town streets, sidewalks and storm water management inlets in a safe and clean condition and to provide for the safe movement of vehicular traffic by performing minor construction repairs, removing snow and ice from streets, installing traffic signs and lane or line markers and supervising the work of contractual service providers who perform repairs, cleaning or maintenance work.  In addition, the Road Machinery Division ensures that the Town's fleet is always operational and well maintained by providing an efficient and effective maintenance and repair program and fuel management system.

Description of Services

The Highway Division provides for the safety and maintenance of all public streets and sidewalks.  Highway staff are responsible for the condition of 284 lane miles of road, over 250 street and traffic signals, 400,000 feet of street lines, 10,300 traffic and street signs, and 25,000 feet of crosswalks.  Staff in the Highway Division patch roads, repair potholes, resurface, sweep, sand, and plow the streets, maintain 52 miles of sidewalk, repair parking meter posts and traffic signs, oversee contracts for the maintenance of electronic traffic signals, the painting of street lines and crosswalks and maintenance of traffic and street signs.  They are also responsible for the cleaning of 4,500 catch basins and maintaining the drain system and associated brooks.  Highway staff, in partnership with the Parks Division, various Town committees and private citizens, install and repair benches in the Center, and assist with the maintenance of the Jack Eddison Memorial Bikeway.  Highway employees also provide support to the composting facility.