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Chapter 3: HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND TRAFFIC DIVISIONS <br />Per the County's FY2007 -2008 Annual Report, the Highway <br />Maintenance Division maintains a total of 941.76 miles of roads <br />island -wide. <br />South Hilo <br />297.08 Miles* <br />North Hilo <br />35.64 Miles ** <br />Hamakua <br />67.69 Miles <br />North Kohala <br />28.14 Miles <br />South Kohala <br />102.85 Miles <br />North Kona <br />126.69 Miles <br />South Kona <br />26.71 Miles <br />Ka'u <br />65.55 Miles <br />Puna <br />191.41 Miles <br />*Corrected from 279.09 miles in County FY2007 -2008 Report to 297.08 miles <br />in DPW FY2008 -2009 Six -Month Status Report, p. 188. <br />* *Corrected from 25.64 miles in County FY2007 -2008 Report to 35.64 miles in <br />DPW FY2008 -2009 Six -Month Status Report, p. 6. <br />Per the County's FY2007 -2008 Annual Report, the Highway <br />Maintenance Division's activities include: <br />• Maintaining paved and unpaved roads. <br />• Maintaining road shoulders. <br />• Maintaining guardrails including replacement, repair, and new <br />installations. <br />• Repairing and maintaining bridges. <br />• Repairing and patching potholes. <br />• Investigating complaints. <br />• Grass cutting. <br />• Applying herbicides. <br />• Litter pickup. <br />• Manually cutting overhangs. <br />• Tree trimming. <br />• Cleaning and maintaining culverts, ditches, and other flood <br />prone areas. <br />• Constructing sidewalks, retaining walls and headwalls. <br />• Establishing employee safety programs and conducting <br />employee safety training. <br />• Responding to emergencies (such as flooding, high winds, <br />earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, evacuations, etc.) <br />• Providing assistance to Civil Defense, Police, Fire, Solid <br />Waste, Parks and Recreation, and other departments and <br />agencies as needed. <br />• Other related activities. <br />[Source: County of Hawaii, FY2007 -2008 Annual Report, Department of <br />Public Works, pp. 177 -193.] <br />0 <br />