Engineering Department

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How to Contact

Engineering Department
522 Greene St.
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Phone: (706) 821-1706
Fax: (706) 821-1708

Administration
505 Telfair St.
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Phone: (706) 796-5040
Fax: (706) 796-5045

Traffic Engineering
507 Telfair St.
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Phone: (706) 821-1850
Fax: (706) 821-1724

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Engineering Division includes Pre-Construction/Construction; County Engineering; Environmental Engineering; and Traffic Engineering. The major duties include, but are not limited to the management of the Special One Percent Sales Tax Construction Work Program as it pertains to road and drainage design, construction, traffic inspection and maintenance; management of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements of the Clean Water Act; approval and inspection of utility permits and private development, as well as providing assistance to other departments. Specific duties include, but are not limited to review and recommendations regarding engineering reports and construction contracts and specifications, inspecting county private and county sponsored construction projects and administering construction contracts. Other duties include, but are not limited to, designing construction projects such as road improvements, bridge construction and storm water drainage systems including contract administration. This division also provides data and assistance with various projects in litigation, issues permits for construction on public right of way, and reviews private development plans for compliance with ordinances.

GOALS

Consolidate NPDES Stormwater Permits
Establish Stormwater Management database
Consolidate Urban and Suburban File systems and create a database for retrieval.
Create educational requirements and opportunities for all positions.
Implement the Special One Percent Sales Tax - Phase V.
Identify, locate and map all properties including right-of-ways, easements, etc owned by the government and commit to the GIS system. Also establish land acquisition of all properties through the Land Acquisition Section.
Provide Engineering and Technical assistance to all other Department in the government.