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Operations and Maintenance

A Milwaukee County plow truck and maintenance vehicle are parked in front of the Department of Transportation administrative building.

Year-Round Services

Milwaukee County Department of Transportation staff works year-round to ensure keep county and state highways and expressways are safe and functional. Most daily operations functions are provided by crews from our Highway Maintenance and Fleet Services Divisions.

Highway Maintenance Division      Fleet Management Division

Assisting Residents Across Milwaukee County

These operations are serviced by three highway maintenance facilities located across the county.

Milwaukee County Highway Maintenance Services crews filling potholes.

MCDOT Administration

MCDOT's central facility is its administration building, which includes a 270,000 square foot vehicle repair and parking garage; the MCDOT Administration building, a Sheriff’s Patrol Substation, a 20,000-ton salt dome, a salt brine production facility, and multiple storage garages.

The North Shop

A new, 50,578-square foot North Shop facility opened in early 2025. The new building replaces a structure that was more than a century old, improving the road maintenance services to residents on the north side of Milwaukee County.  The new facility will also bring benefits to its immediate neighbors, Havenwoods State Forest and Schoenecker Park by providing better access, improved lighting, and a new parking lot. 

More North Shop Information

The South Shop

The South Region Highway Maintenance Facility is located near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. The facility provides highway maintenance services for the southern region of Milwaukee County.  

 

Milwaukee County Department of Transportation

Donna Brown-Martin
Director of Transportation
10320 Watertown Plank Rd.
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414) 257-5992

Who Maintains My Road? 

Knowing who oversees local roads in Milwaukee County can be confusing. 

Use our interactive maps to determine who to contact to report issues sucah as mowing responsibility, road conditions, potholes, and signs down.

Road Maintenance Responsibility

Mowing Areas Map

Report A Road Issue

Citizen Issue Reporter

Issues you can report:

  • Long grass
  • Gravel shoulder washouts/ruts
  • Loose manhole cover
  • Mailbox down
  • Potholes
  • Roadkill
  • Downed trees
  • Fallen signs
  • Slippery conditions
  • Light outages

Be sure your issue is in the orange Highway Maintenance area. Other areas are not within our jurisdiction. 

Frequently Asked Questions

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  Who is responsible for the maintenance on my road?

Please use this interactive map to find Road Maintenance Responsibility. If a road that is maintained by Milwaukee County needs maintenance services please use the Citizen Issue Reporter to report it.

  Is there a way to get roadside litter or debris cleaned up?

MCDOT follws the WisDOT policy on litter removal from the County Right of Way. This applies to urban and rural roadways. MCDOT will pick up litter one time prior to mowing season.

  Grass is tall in the median in front of my house. Can someone please come out to cut it?

MCDOT follows a typical 4-6 week mowing rotation dependent upon weather.  Double check mowing responsibilities with the Mowing Areas Map to be sure the county maintains it.

  Why does MCDOT only provide litter pickup once per year?

Milwaukee County only receives funding to conduct litter pickup time each year. All 72 county highway departments in the state maintain interstates, federal, and state numbered highways as contracted by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

  How does MCDOT determine how much salt to use on roadways?

MCDOT follows best practices to maintain safe roads during the winter to and to use salt efficiently.

  • For winter 2024/25, we have primarily used salt brine on our roads to reduce the use of salt.
  • All MCDOT Highway staff are trained on an annual basis in partnership with Salt WISE Wisconsin.
  • All MCDOT trucks have preset controls on the salters to prevent overuse of salt.
  When is the fleet auction held?

Periodically, MCDOT, in partnership with Auction Associates, Inc., holds a public auction of vehicles ranging from lawn mowers to semi trucks with snow plows attached. The best way to be informed of the next auction date is to sign up for updates.

Subscribe to Fleet Auction Updates

MILWAUKEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Donna Brown-Martin, Director
10320 W. Watertown Plank Rd., 2nd Floor
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
(414) 257-5992

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