Public Works & Roads
Department

The Public Works & Highway Department maintains 151 miles of scenic roads in the Town of Rome. The Highway Department fulfills its responsibilities to maintain the safety and convenience of Town roads by performing both general and winter maintenance. General maintenance includes the following:  patching, shoulder maintenance, vegetation control, signing, and traffic control.  Winter maintenance includes the application of sand and salt, plowing and shoveling snow. Additionally, the department also oversees the Transfer Site, all Town parks, Dyracuse Recreational Area, Spring Branch and New Rome Cemeteries and the Rome Town Center.

Advertisement for Bids and Request for Proposals (RFP) Materials:

The Town of Rome is currently accepting bids for the below projects.  

• The Town of Rome, Adams County Wisconsin will accept sealed bids until 10:00 AM on Tuesday March 21, 2023, to Place Asphaltic Pavement on Apache Ave from STH 13 west 6000’ in the Town of Rome. Bids will be opened at 10:00 am that same day.

• The Town of Rome, Adams County Wisconsin will accept sealed bids until 10:00 AM on Tuesday March 21, 2023, to Place Asphaltic Pavement on Various Roads in the Town of Rome. Bids will be opened at 10:00 am that same day.

Sealed bids should be submitted to: Brad Martinson, Director of Public Works, 1156 Alpine Drive, Nekoosa, WI 54457. The envelope in which the bid is sealed shall bear the name and address of the bidder and note the project.

Specifications of the work to be performed are available at the Rome Town Hall or by email at martinson@romewi.com. 

Call 715-325-8017 with any questions.  The Town of Rome reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities in bidding and to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to the Town of Rome.

TOWN OF ROME
ROAD IMPROVEMENT PLAN
2023-2027

2023

• Pulverize and pave Apache Avenue from 8^th to 10^th – 2.0 miles $200,000 STP-BIL
• Base course, pulverize and pave Meadow Lane from Badger Ave to Campfire Rd – .45 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Campfire Rd from Meadow Lane to CTH Z – .1 miles
• Resurface Canterbury Court from termini to West Queens Way. – .2 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Locust Trl from 15^th Ave to termini – .25 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Hickory Trl from Kingswood Trl to termini – .13 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Hemlock Trl from Kingswood Trl to termini – .12 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Lincoln Ct from Leisure Ln to termini – .42 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Chester Ct from Lincoln Ct to termini – .22 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave E Walden Way from CTH D to termini – .22 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Sheffield Ct from 9^th Ave to termini – .44 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave New Market Ct from Essex Ct to termini – .16 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Pine Ct from W Walden Way to termini – .06 miles
• Maintain gravel roads with grading and overlay of materials where necessary
• Complete routine maintenance on Town roads, including wedging sinkholes as needed on Town roads

Total road improvement – 4.77 miles, estimated $823,250.00

2024

• Remove stumps, base course, pulverize and pave Regal Forest Trail. – 1.0 miles
• Resurface Apache Avenue from STH 13 to 10th Avenue – 1.5 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Long Bow Ct from 10^th Ave to termini – .37 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Moat Ct from Long Bow Ct to termini – .03 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Moor Ct from Long Bow Ct to termini – .12 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Aldwich Ct from Apache Ave to termini – .16 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Eton Ct from Norwich Way to termini – .07 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Woodbridge Ct from Woodbridge Way to termini – .10 miles
• Maintain gravel roads with grading and overlay of materials where necessary
• Chip sealing and crack filling
• Complete routine maintenance on Town roads, including wedging sinkholes as needed on Town roads

Total road improvement – 3.35 miles, estimated $662,062.50 (est. $236,250.00 per mile)

2025

• Base course, pulverize and pave Kingswood Trl from 15^th Ave to termini – 1.74 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Highland Pl from 16^th Ln to termini – .20 miles
• Maintain gravel roads with grading and overlay of materials where necessary.
• Chip sealing and crack filling.
• Complete routine maintenance on Town roads, including wedging sinkholes as needed on Town roads.

Total road improvement – 2.79 miles, estimated at $692,092.98 (est. $248,062.00 per mile)

2026

• Base course, pulverize and pave Aspen Ave from CTH Z to 16^th Ave. – .75 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Shimmering Waters Trl from Rapids Trl to termini – .13 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Robindale Ct from N Archers Way to termini – .21 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Blue Boar Ct from S Archers Way to termini – .09 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Fosse Ct from 10^th Ave to termini – .14 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Sandy Arbor Rd from Badger Ave to Campfire Rd. – .4 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Sterling Ct from Sterling Rd to termini – .15 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Sterling Rd from Richmond Way to termini – .38 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Apache Circle from 13^th Ave to termini. – .70 miles
• Chip Sealing and crack filling
• Maintain gravel roads with grading and overlay of materials where necessary.
• Complete routine maintenance on Town roads, including wedging sinkholes as needed on Town roads.

Total road improvement – 2.95 miles, estimated at $778,371.75 (est. $260,465.00 per mile)

2027

• Base course, pulverize and pave 13^th Dr from Rain Dance Trl to termini – .26 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Manchester Ct from Woodbridge Way to termini – .45 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Valley Trl from Campfire Rd to Badger Ave – .44 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave Campfire Rd from CTH Z to 16^th Ave – .74 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave 14^th Ave from Apache Ave to Raindance Trl – .39 miles
• Base course, pulverize and pave 9^th Ave from Apache Ave north to termini – .24 miles
• Maintain gravel roads with grading and overlay of materials where necessary
• Complete routine maintenance on Town roads, including wedging sinkholes as needed on Town roads

Total road improvement – 2.52 miles