Last Updated January 18, 2012

Highway Department

• Location: 2 Ledge Road, Unit 2 (directions)

• Hours of Operation: 8 AM - 4 PM, M-F

• Phone: (603) 216-5676 / Fax: (603) 965-1234

• Email:  Jack McCartney, Highway Agent

Emergency calls before or after hours should be directed to the Windham Police Department, (603) 434-5577, who will either contact us or take other appropriate measures to correct the situation.

We ask for your patience while awaiting our response to your inquiries, as there are only three staff members within the Highway Department, and we are often away from our offices and working about the Town.

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Background:

The Windham Highway Department was started in April 2000, with Wayne Bailey appointed as Acting Road Agent after the resignation of former Road Agent, Bob Devlin, who served the Town for 17 years.  In October of 2000, Jack McCartney was hired as Assistant Highway Agent, and in September of 2001, promoted to Highway Agent.  In September of 2002, Steve Hindes was hired full-time to assist Jack in his daily duties, and in 2009 James Spaziano joined the Highway Department staff.

Equipment which the department has includes 1 Ford F-450 one-ton truck, 1 Ford F-350 pick-up truck, 1 F-800 6-wheel dump truck, 1 L-8000 dump truck and 1 520 Dressta front-end loader.  The town also owns the majority of snow plow blades for winter plowing purposes.

The Highway Department duties generally include routine road maintenance, i.e. cold patch; shoulder shimming; basin and culvert repair and cleaning; street sweeping; roadside mowing; sign replacement and or installation; road reclaiming or reconstruction; tree and brush pruning or removal; snowplowing and sanding; and several other items related to maintaining the Town’s roadways.  

The vast majority of this work involves sub-contractors, many who have served the Town for years.  These include plowing contractors; paving companies; sign makers and suppliers; equipment and supply vendors; and local contractors for mowing, basin cleaning, street sweeping, tree removal and road repair and reconstruction work.  Without their continued help we could not manage the growing road network.

We would like to thank the residents for their support on many projects and hope to continue to improve our services as time and finances allow, so Windham residents can be proud and feel safe while traveling throughout the Town.  Should you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to call us at (603) 965-1211.

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Services NOT Provided by the Highway Department:

Although our duties are quite expansive, there are several services that are not addressed by the Windham Highway Department, these include: 

• Plowing of private driveways and/or parking areas 

• Repair or replacement of objects located within the Town's right-of-way, such as fences, sprinklers, landscaping and, in nearly all cases, mailboxes.

• Maintenance/repairs to private or state roadways in Windham. Please see below for a list of such roadways.

• Routine maintenance or repairs on unaccepted roadways in Windham. This generally applies to new subdivisions, in which the road has not officially been accepted by the Town. In these cases, emergency maintenance (i.e. plowing or sanding) is performed to allow access by public safety personnel, however, other issues should be referred to your developer. If you're unsure whether your road has been accepted, please contact Planning and Development for more information.

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Important Winter Notice:

In accordance with the Town of Windham’s “Traffic Rules and Regulations” (#WIN 2:03:06:76) residents are hereby advised of the following:

“SECTION VII : WINTER PARKING AND SNOW REMOVAL:

1. No operator shall leave an unattended vehicle on any street between December 1st and April 1st, inclusive, of any year, except in case of an emergency, between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 am.  Any vehicle found parked in violation of this section may be moved by or under the direction of a police officer of the Town of Windham to a place where parking is permitted, at the expense of the operator.

2. No vehicle shall be left unattended on any street when new snowfall has accumulated to a depth of four (4) inches, except in case of an emergency.  Any vehicle found parked in violation of this section may be moved by or under the direction of a police officer of the Town of Windham to a place where parking is permitted, at the expense of the operator.

3. No person shall shovel, plow, and in any way, move or cause snow to be moved, from private property to a street or sidewalk.”

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Private Roadways:

Private roadways are not maintained or plowed/sanded by the Highway Department.

*Town plows the area from Range Road to the large rock

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State Roadways:

Property owners on the State roadways shown here should contact the Department of Transportation for assistance with any issues or concerns: District Five, PO Box 16476, Hooksett, NH 03106; (603) 485-9526

• Cobbetts Pond Road

• Haverhill Road (Route 111)

• Indian Rock Road (Route 111)

• Kendall Pond Road (Summer maintenance performed by State from the intersection of Mammoth Road to just beyond the intersection of New Road. Town performs winter maintenance on the entire length.)

• Lowell Road (aka South Lowell Road)

• Mammoth Road (Route 128)

• North Lowell Road

• Range Road (Route 111A) (Town performs winter maintenance from the intersection of Cobbetts Pond Road to the intersection of Lowell Road)

• Rockingham Road (Route 28)