Recently, there’s been significant discussion at Harvey County Commission meetings about the state of rural roads, following weeks of snow and slush. But not all rural roads are the county’s responsibility. The upkeep of many roads falls to the townships they are located in. The Harvey County Road and Bridge Department is responsible for all the paved roads and bridges within the county (outside of the cities), according to County Clerk Rick Piepho, as well as 74.28 miles of unpaved roads. These roads include dirt roads such as Woodlawn and long stretches of East Lake Road. The rest of the unpaved roads are the responsibility of the individual townships. Harvey County has 15 townships that cover the entire county. Harvey County is on a township road system, according to Piepho, while some other counties, like Marion, are on a county road system. The difference is who is responsible for things like the roads. In Harvey County, each township has roads they are responsible for maintaining and clearing after a snowstorm.
Source: Harvey County Now
