Road Maintenance Questions
The county has no provisions to dispose of dead animals. If there is a dead animal blocking a county roadway, please call (636) 583-6361.
The county begins cutting weeds about April? Our first cutting will be one pass with our eight (8) brush hogs. After we have covered all the roads in the County we will begin our second cutting and it will include two passes. In the fall, we will cut one-half of the county roads back to the right-of-way line. The next year we do the other half. There are certain areas that may require additional cuttings depending on the weather and the type of weeds.
The county will put up “no parking” signs in special circumstances. Please contact the county and we will review the situation and determine if one is needed. It will take a Commission Order to install that sign.
For safety concerns parking is discouraged along county roads. It is not illegal unless the vehicle parked is impeding traffic or if a "no parking" sign is present along the right-of-way.
Please call (636) 583-6361 and county personnel will pick up large items that have been dropped off on the side of the road. We do not do regular trash pickups.
Franklin County will not be maintaining or taking over the maintenance of private roads and/or subdivisions.
Political and advertising signs are not allowed within the right-of-way. Any signs to be permanently installed on private property do require a permit from the Planning and Zoning Department.
There is no official sponsored county "Adopt-A-Road" program.
If during the normal working hours of 8 AM and 4:30 PM (except for holidays), please contact the office at (636) 583-6361. For after hours, weekends or holidays, please contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department at (636) 583-2567.
Please call (636) 583-6361 immediately and give the location.
The County personnel will trim trees within the right-of-way along county roads. We will remove trees that are dead or in danger of falling. We will contract with outside sources if the trees are larger and/or entwined in power lines.
Franklin County has a stripping program that does approximately one-quarter of the county every year. The County does not stripe chip and seal roads that have been recently resurfaced.