MS4 Basics for Highway Supers

What You Need to Know About Stormwater Regulations If you’ve been hearing more about “MS4” lately, you’re not alone. Across the country, more municipalities and highway departments are being pulled into MS4 permit programs. If you’re a highway superintendent, it pays to…continue

Slow It Down: Using Check Dams to Control Water Flow in Ditches

For any highway department, managing water flow in roadside ditches is a key part of keeping roads in good shape and protecting nearby land. One simple but powerful tool for the job? The check dam. Check dams are small structures, temporary or permanent, built across a ditch to slow water down, redu…continue

Why Your Crew Needs Proper Flagging Training

When it comes to road work, setting up cones and waving a flag might seem like the simplest part of the job, but it’s also one of the most dangerous. As a highway superintendent, you already know that your team’s safety and the traveling public’s safety depends on well-run work zon…continue