Road Maintenance

County roads are maintained through a carefully choreographed system of placing people, machines and materials in the most needed locations. The first responders to road maintenance or road emergencies are our four maintenance shops. Staffed with a foreman and crew, the shops are local road experts.

The Road Operations division has four road maintenance facilities throughout the County - Kalama, Kelso, Longview and Castle Rock. The shops are located to provide the most effective service to different areas of the unincorporated areas. Shops are staffed by a foreman and nine operators and crewmen. Activities at each shop vary, but in general the work is defined by season.

• Winter: Snow and ice removal, windfall clean up, flood response;
• Spring: Road brushing, shoulder rock repair, preparation for summer road operations;
• Summer: Chip seal operations, paint striping, asphalt overlay
• Fall: Mowing, general shop maintenance, culvert cleaning

Castle Rock Shop:

• Foreman Rodney Gardner
• 111 Gassman Road, Castle Rock
• Serves 163 miles of roadway.

Longview Shop:

• Foreman Justin Hudek
• 5715 Ocean Beach Highway, Longview
• Serves 131 miles of roadway.

Kelso Shop:

• Foreman Larry Higgins
• 2215 Talley Way, Kelso
• Serves 100 miles of roadway

Kalama Shop:

• Foreman Greg Kahler
• 1736 S. Cloverdale Road
• Serves 137 miles of roadway