Duane Nadeau, Public Works Director
E-mail:  dnadeau@prexar.com

Kenneth Haywayd, Mechanic

Address:
362 Central Street
P.O Drawer X
Bucksport, Maine 04416

Telephone: (207) 469-6680
Fax: (207) 469-6688
Emergency Phone # after hours:  (207) 469-7951

The Highway Department consists of eight full-time and three part-time employees that include three operators, two truck drivers, one mechanic, one highway foreman, one public works director, three spare truck drivers during the winter. The Highway Department is responsible for the maintenance of 50 miles of town owned roads and streets, 8.5 miles of town owned sidewalks, 14 public parking lots, 76,000 linear feet of sanitary sewers, 27,000 linear feet storm water lines and 234 catch basins. In addition, the department is responsible for the winter maintenance of 15 miles of state owned roads, 2.5 miles of sidewalks and all town owned vehicles and equipment. The department also provides support for the development and improvement to numerous recreation and public facilities.

The normal work hours for the department consist of Monday thru Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The department can be reached after hours for emergency purposes by contacting the dispatch center at 469-7951.

The Public Works Director is responsible for the overall administration of the department.