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Department of Public Works
13 Newfields Road, Exeter, NH 03833
Office: 603-773-6157 or 778-0591 ext. 157
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Emergency, nights, weekends & holidays: 603-772-1212
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| Jay Perkins - Highway Superintendent |
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| Scott Lebeau - General Foreman |
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| Dan Morrow - Foreman |
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| Ralph Holmes - Foreman |
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The Highway Team is one of the most visible and most relied upon unit in Public Works. While our main duty is the maintenance of the Town streets and sidewalks we have also become the Towns "Jack of all Trades". The Highway Team consists of a staff of 14 ranging from a tenure of over 40 years to over one year. Our jobs vary from patching potholes to installing granite curbing. Other facets of our jobs are repairing guiderails, planting trees building sidewalks, repair a bridge deck, painting parking spaces, plowing snow, sanding streets/sidewalks or cleaning up downed trees after a storm.
Our goal is to provide top quality and cost effective service to our residents. Our motto is, "We can do the difficult but the impossible takes us just a little bit longer".
The Highway Department Maintains:
- 32.5 miles of drainage pipeline
- 1431 storm water catch basins
- 65 miles of road
- 32 miles of sidewalk
- 412 drain manhole structures
- 4 traffic lights
- 6 bridges
- 3 dams
- All street signs and pavement markings
- Trees within right of way
More Interesting Facts:
- In 2008 we had 48.4 inches of rain
- January 3, 2008 it was a record low of -3.6
- 86 inches of snow fell from January 8, 2008 through December 31, 2008
- 10 DPW plow routes
- 9 contractor plow routes
- 2 salt routes
- 5 sand routes
- 3 sidewalk plow and sand routes
- 1770.96 tons of salt were used
- 1208 tons of sand were used
- 2008-2009 salt price $59.23 per ton
- Sweep 9 miles of sidewalk
- Street Sweeping - town done twice - 130 miles
- Mowed roadside 24 miles
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Catch basins cleaned: 427
 Frequently Asked Questions
My street light is out, how do I report the outage?
Call Unitil, 1-800-582-7276 (24-hour) Exeter Public Works is not responsible for street lights.
When is the street sweeper going to clean my street?
Primary streets are the first to be done. Once they are done the side streets are next. The Town is broken into four sections. We do not sweep any private roads/developments. We wait until there is no possibility of a snow storm.
My sidewalk isn't plowed, why?
Not all sidewalks are plowed. The Town only plows sidewalks on arterial roads and in front of schools where pedestrian and traffic volume are at their highest. Sometimes it may seem like we forget sidewalks, however we're not, there's a method we follow. First the roads must be cleared so we're not plowing snow banks onto clean sidewalks. After that large snow banks must often be trucked out to clear sight lines, parking spaces, and to make room for more snow! After that our crews might need a quick break before clearing the sidewalks.
My street isn't plowed, why?
Plows are sent out when there is 2" of snow on the ground and don't stop until all snow is clear. Some main roads outside the center of town are plowed by the NH DOT, Division 6 (603-868-1133). Streets that are cleared by DPW are plowed in order of priority, based on classification. Arterial roads where the most traffic is concentrated are the most important priority, winding down to quieter residential roads.
Can I get salt and/or sand? Yes! Salt and sand are offered for free to Exeter residents at the DPW Complex, 13 Newfields Rd. Residents are welcome to 1 large coffee can of salt and a 5 gallon pail of sand at a time.
If you have a question that has not been answered don't hestitate to contact us via e-mail contacts listed above or call us at 603-773-6157.
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