Highway and Airport

Mission Statement

The Highway Department performs all the maintenance and construction work on the County Trunk Highway system.

The Highway Department provides for the general maintenance of the State Highway under contract with the State and provides maintenance and construction work on local roads and streets under agreements with the various local municipalities.

Airport Department Functions

  • Carry out the policies of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics
  • To ensure federal, state and county law pertaining to air transportation are being adhered to


The Highway and Airport Department is under the jurisdiction of the Highway and Airport Committee


Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Lighthouse