The Yuma County Public Works Department constructs and maintains certain public roadways in the County. This does not include roads within the incorporated cities and towns, state highways and certain public roads not constructed to County standards.
Many citizens call in with questions about road maintenance.
Here are some answers to their most common concerns. Yuma County is governed by State Statutes as to how public funds are spent on road ways. The board of supervisors may spend public monies 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. Laid out, opened and constructed without cost to the county. C. Maintenance of Public roads or streets does not include purchasing or laying cement or petroleum product materials, exept that maintenance of a public road or street that is pavedwith cement or petroleum products materials may include seal coating and patching.