Approximately every 6 weeks, as part of our regular maintenance program, the Road Division crews blade and smooth most public dirt roads with diminished traffic and located in remote areas are not maintained as frequently. During the rainy season, these roads may get rutted and rough. Yavapai County maintains 605 miles of paved roads. Maintenance requirements for this roadway systems include overlays, chip seal, and slurry seal. Another aspect of routine maintenance by the Road Division is the repair of potholes.
Crews inspect the roads on a regular basis and patch holes in the road surfaces as they occur.
Yavapai County is governed by State Statues as to how public funds are spent on roadways. Arizona Revised Statues 18-207 identifies how public funds may be spent on roads other than established County highways. The board of supervisors may expend public funds for maintenance of public roads and streets other than legally designated state and county highways located without the limits of an incorporated city or town. C. Maintenance on public roads and streets shall not be construed to include purchasing of laying cement to petroleum product materials, except that maintenance on public roads and streets which are paved with cement or petroleum product materials may include seal coating and patching. To reduce long-term maintenance costs for maintenance authorized under this section, the board of supervisors may expend monies to add rock products, gravel and processed materials to the base of the roads and streets.