The Engineering Department is actively involved in many projects and initiatives related to on-going development, maintenance, and repair of the county highway infrastructure.  Duties performed by department staff include those listed below.

• Preparing bridge and road engineering plans and specifications for in-house construction and maintenance projects

• Reviewing and approving plans and specifications for contracted highway construction and maintenance projects

• Securing Federal and State funding sources to subsidize local road and bridge construction and maintenance projects.

• Assisting various Miami County political subdivisions with highway and drainage projects

• Preparing plans for drainage improvement projects

• Performing traffic studies for safety improvement projects and speed studies for establishing speed limits

• Inspecting county-maintained bridges on an annual basis

• Issuing various roadway related permits

• Issuing address numbers within the unincorporated areas of the county

• Maintaining extensive ditch records on each ditch in Miami County

• Acting as the engineering advisor for the Trustees of the twelve Townships within Miami County.

• Reviewing and approving construction plans for housing subdivisions and industrial sites within the unincorporated areas of the County

• Performing field review of proposed building sites