Responsibilities of the Highway Commissioner

The Township Highway Commissioner has all the road district roads under his jurisdiction except those inside incorporated cities and villages. He is responsible for their construction and maintenance to the extent that the electors provide him with the funds for such. The Highway commissioner oversees construction, maintenance and repair and is responsible for the construction, maintenance and repair of roads within the district, let contracts, employ labor and purchase material and machinery. The Highway Commissioner is also responsible for the Highway Department building and maintenance of the building and surrounding property. The Centralia Township Road District maintains the right-of-way of many of the streets in all unincorporated areas. The right-of-way is from the center of the street to the property line. Within that right-of-way, the Road District assumes many responsibilities. Among these are the following maintenance responsibilities for our 52 miles of road:

  Drainage + Gravel Shouldering + Litter Pickup + Roadside Mowing +   Tree Removal (right-of-way) + Winter Snow & Ice Control