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Racine County Engineering located at Ives Grove Office Complex, 14200 Washington Avenue, Sturtevant, WI 53177
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Office Hours: Monday thru Friday (8 a.m. to 12 p.m.) and (12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Requests for Highway Permits can be made in one of two ways:
- Email: RCPublicWorks@racinecounty.com
- Phone: 262-886-8440

Wisconsin Statute Sec. 86.07(2) provides jurisdiction to Racine County in regard to county highways, certain rustic roads and associated rights-of-way.
- County of Racine Highway System Map

Permitted facilities impose significant financial burden onto Racine County. Permit fees shift part of the burden to those who benefit most from the permitted highway facilities: the permittee.
Application & Additional Documents
- Highway Permit Application Form
- Highway Permit Application Drawing Requirements
- Highway Access Permit Policy
- Highway Permit Fee Schedule
- Policy on Permits for Access Points between County Trunk Highways & Abutting Lands
- Highway Permit Application Examples
  - Drawing - Access Point
  - Drawing Utility
- Always contact Diggers Hotline to avoid damage to existing utility facilities

Racine County protects our community's investment in highway resources through responsible management of highway facilities. Facilities within county trunk highways may include, but are not limited to the following four categories:
- public or private utility infrastructure
- access points such as paths, driveways, and intersecting roads
- structures such as culverts, embanks, fences, and swails
- vegetation
Racine County maintains its trunk highway system in accord with the needs of the infrastructure and highway users alike. By maintaining this harmony among all stakeholders, the Department of Public Works and Development Services improves highway service for Racine County citizens, drivers, neighboring landowners, as well as highway facility owners.

The Department's highway resource stewardship role stems from the guidance provided by federal, state, and county highway legislation. The guidance highlights three key influences upon our highway systems: highway development and maintenance, utility company infrastructure, and neighboring landowner activity.

The Department implements administrative policies which reflects federal, state, and county legislation in the light of the three influence categories. Our policies - development and maintenance, utility, and access - balance the needs of all highway system users. In this way Racine County unites highway managers and users alike in a team approach that not only protects, but improves our community's highway resources.

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