615 East Line Road    

Clayton, NY 13624     

Robert Boulton Highway Superintendent 
Phone: (315) 686-1018

E-mail Address: townbarn@townofclayton.com

Hours of Operation:
Summer Hours: Approximately April to October-     6am-4:30pm

Winter Hours: Approximately November to March-   7am-3:30pm

The responsibility of the Superintendent is to inspect and oversee the maintenance of roads, supervise the staff, town vehicle repair and maintenance, building maintenance, interact with the New York State Department of Transportation, Jefferson County Highway Department and the Village of Clayton DPW, and to prepare and manage a yearly budget.

The Town equipment range in size from snowplows, road graders, manlifts, dump boxes, and dump trucks to push mowers and chainsaws. Our Highway garage is a completely equipped repair shop where the majority of our equipment maintenance and repair is done. The Town of Clayton Highway Department employs 10 fulltime and 3 part time employees & a fulltime Highway Clerk.

The Highway Department maintains approximately 125 miles of roads within the town, which consists of 76 Town roads, 36 miles of County roads, and 9 miles of State roads for the safety and welfare of its users.

During the winter months there is 24-hour coverage, 7 days a week, for clearing of these roads (depending on snow conditions). The Highway Department also has a night shift from 7 PM until 3 AM Sunday thru Thursday, from November thru March.

During the summer months the schedule is maintenance of roads which includes road surfacing, paving, pothole repair, signage, roadway markings, drainage, tree and brush cutting within the Town's right of way.

The Highway Department has an on-site Meteorlogix Storm Sentry Weather Center via satellite.  The weather is updated every five minutes and is used to track storms, allowing the Superintendent to access his work crew and schedule when needed to keep the roads opened.  The Weather Center is also used throughout the summer for work to be scheduled, especially paving of roads.  This, again, allows the Superintendent to schedule jobs.  This Weather Center is shared with the Village of Clayton.  The Town of Clayton Highway Department and the Village of Clayton Department of Public Works share a Joint Highway Facility, occupied since November of 1994.

The Highway Department has two Intergovernmental Agreements between itself and the County.  One is relative to Road and Bridge Maintenance Services; covering construction and reconstruction of County Roads which include roadside litter removal, roadside mowing, and the disposal of non-domestic dead animals.  The other Agreement is for a Satellite Office, Maintenance District 1, consisting of office space providing support facilities such as phone service, printer availability, internet service, and garage space for County vehicles.  The Highway also provides the County access to tools, hoists, lifts, etc. for maintenance of these vehicles.

The Highway Department is also involved with shared services with other Towns, the Village of Clayton, Jefferson County, and the Thousand Islands High School.

The Highway Department shares in a Gas Boy System which is a diesel and gasoline storage and dispensing facility with the Village and T.I. Central School.  This system is located at the Bus Garage.  The gas boy allows the entities to purchase in tanker quantities.  Reports are generated by computers summarizing fuel usage, fueling dates, user, and quantities of fuel.

The Town of Clayton has a Fire District and an Emergency Rescue Service.  The routine maintenance work is done on these vehicles by the Highway Department staff at the Joint Highway Facility.  The Highway Department has in place a Fleet Maintenance Program that allows the vehicles to be tracked for routine work and any prior repairs or repairs to be made.

Links:

Strawberry Lane/Brooks Drive Pictures

Strawberry Lane/Brooks Drive Pictures #2

Strawberry Lane/Brooks Drive Pictures #3 (10/1/07)

Lover's Lane Pictures (10/1/07)

Frink Remediation Project Pictures:

11/2/07

11/8/07

Frink Project 6/24/08

Winter Highway Maintenance Pictures