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HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT


WHAT WE DO
  • Maintain 33 miles of road
  • Plow snow
  • Mow and trim grass, weeds, and brush
  • Maintain and repair equipment and vehicles
  • Maintain road signs
  • Assist other agencies during natural disasters
  • Maintain and clean roadside ditches
  • Maintain drainage and culvert pipes
  • Pave, patch, and resurface roadways
  • Removed downed trees
  • Maintain guide-rails
  • Assist other municipalities through shared services

HIGHWAY LINKS
  • UDigNY
  • Road Maintenance/Seasonal Roads
  • Vehicle and Equipment Inventory
  • National Grid (report street light outages)
  • Highway Forms
​There is NO PARKING on any road maintained by the Town of Olean from November 1st - March 31st of any year. Snow plowing regulation.

§1219. Putting glass on other injurious substances on highway prohibited.
(a) No person shall throw or deposit upon any highway any glass bottle, gIass, naiIs, tacks, wine, cans, snow or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon such highway.
​(b) Any person who drops, on permit's to be dropped on thrown, upon any highway any destructive on injurious material on any material which interferes with the safe use of the highway shall immediately remove the same on cause it to be removed.
​(c) any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway sha1l remove any glass on other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.
 
All roads maintained by the Town of Olean are posted for an 8-ton weight limit.  Any individual or corporation intending to operate a vehicle with a gross weight of 8 or more tons is required to file an application for a Temporary Exemption Permit with the Highway Superintendent.  No hauling will be permitted without a proper permit and financial security. This policy is strictly enforced to protect the roadways within the Town of Olean.

Hours

M, W, F 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Telephone

716-373-0582

Fax

716-373-0640

Email

[email protected]

Address

2634 Route 16 North, Olean NY 14760
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