Transportation / Roads

The Department is responsible for the maintenance and operation of 1,017 miles of County maintained roads, 157 bridges, and numerous related features including: surface drainage facilities, traffic control signs and signals, and pavement markings. We evaluate land development applications for access issues or impacts to County roads, issue transportation and encroachment permits, oversee two County airports and the County Surveyor’s Office, manage County solid waste operations and landfill closures, and administer the Mendocino County Water Agency.

340 Lake Mendocino Drive
Ukiah, CA 95482

Phone: 707-463-4363
Fax: 707-463-5474
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The Department of Transportation consists of five Divisions: 

1. Administration & Business Services – Oversees fiscal operations, customer service, and payroll functions.  

2. Engineering – Administers major road and bridge projects, including disaster damage repair, bridge replacements, and corrective/preventative maintenance, which are accomplished through completion of engineering, design, environmental compliance, right-of-way acquisition, construction administration, and project management.  This division also oversees traffic planning, studies, and safety review. For more information on corrective/preventative maintenance, please see our Mendocino County Twenty-Year Corrective Maintenance Plan(PDF, 356KB) .

3. Land Improvement – Recommends conditions on land development projects with a primary focus on property access including private roads, driveways, and County-maintained roads, issues transportation permits for oversized loads and encroachment permits for any work done in the County right-of-way, manages two County airports - Round Valley and Little River, and reviews survey maps and legal descriptions through the County Surveyor’s Office. 

4. Solid Waste and Water Agency - Manages countywide solid waste operations, including curbside collection and transfer stations, oversees the permitting, closure and post-closure maintenance of inactive & closed landfills, and administers the Mendocino County Water Agency. 

5. Road Maintenance Services – Provides routine maintenance services for County-maintained roads, bridges, drainage structures, and equipment, as well as responds to emergency callouts for debris removal, downed trees, and vehicle accidents. Road maintenance crews operate out of 7 yards throughout the County: Boonville, Covelo, Fort Bragg, Laytonville, Point Arena, Ukiah, and Willits.

• Sunday Closed
• Monday
  • 08:00 AM–04:30 PM
• Tuesday
  • 08:00 AM–04:30 PM
• Wednesday
  • 08:00 AM–04:30 PM
• Thursday
  • 08:00 AM–04:30 PM
• Friday
  • 08:00 AM–04:30 PM
• Saturday Closed