Highway Maintenance

Highway maintenance ensures that the 326 lane miles of town roads are kept in safe working order through three different levels of service:  routine maintenance, preventative maintenance, and capital improvements. The time frame and the level of maintenance of a road are determined through a rating process utilizing a system provided by the Cornell Local Roads Program.

Routine maintenance is defined as the everyday maintenance of local Town Roads and Rights-of-Way.  This includes:

  • Street sweeping
  • Tree trimming on town land and Right of Ways
  • Roadside pickup of litter
  • Dead animal pickup
  • Right of way mowing
  • Road striping
  • Roadside ditching
  • Pothole patching
  • Sign maintenance
  • Drainage inlet repair

Preventative maintenance is defined as the process of treating the road surface to protect it from oxidation and water infiltration which can lead to roadway degradation.  For the Town of Perinton, preventative maintenance includes:

Crack Filling:             

  • Crack filling involves applying hot liquid asphalt to cracks in the road to help prevent water from infiltrating into the road.

Surface Treatments:

  • These treatments are applied when a road is typically 7 to 10 years old.  Surface treatments seal the road surface from water infiltrating into the base layers of the road, adds traction by applying a new wear surface, and extends to overall service life of the pavement for several years.
  • Chip Seal is a type of surface treatment. This process applies hot liquid asphalt and a layer of new stones to the existing road surface.  This process is used primarily on local roads, rural roads and collector roads.
  • Slurry Seal is also a type of surface treatment. This process is similar to an industrial driveway sealer, by applying a latex based liquid asphalt to the road surface.  Slurry Seal is used primarily on local roads.

Capital improvements are defined as the rehabilitation of an entire road structure and appurtenances.  This includes:

  • Concrete gutter replacement
  • Catch basin and storm pipe replacement
  • Milling of asphalt surface
  • Asphalt recycling
  • Asphalt placement

Roads that are scheduled for capital improvements are typically 20 or more years old and have had numerous surface treatments applied to them.  The rehabilitation process includes repair or replacement of most of the roadway infrastructure to bring the road back to near new standards. 

Contact Information


Email: Highway Department

David VanThof

Deputy Commissioner of Public Works – Highways

Business Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30am to 4:00pm
Phone: (585) 223-5115 / Fax: (585) 223-0448
After Hours Contact: (585) 425-7380