Highway Department

The Town of FLOYD employs 8 fulltime employees & 1 part time employee. Floyd has 69.47 miles of roads within the town, which consist of 32 Miles of Town roads, 27.47 Miles of County roads, & 10 Miles of State roads. During the winter months there is 24-hour coverage 7 days a week for the clearing of the Town & County roads (depending on snow conditions) by the town highway dept. State roads with-in the town are maintained by the state. The highway dept. on a yearly average applies a mixture of 7,000 yards of sand & 900 tons of salt to control the clearing and safety of the roads. The summer season schedule is driven by Maintenance & Repair, of Town Roads, Parks, Garage, Equipment, Brush Removal, Town areas mowed, & Resurfacing of 1.5 Miles average of town roads annually. The highway Dept. is involved with shared services with other towns, villages, schools & cities. In helping with catastrophes from storm damages in other areas, the town has responded to their needs by sending equipment to the towns and villages of New Hartford, Westmoreland, Whitesoro and also St. Lawerence Co. N.Y.
The Highway Dept. fleet consists of

• 1 Pettibone Grader 1963
• 1 Wane Street Sweeper 1968
• 1 FWD Plow 1972
• 1 Gradall Model G-660 1973
• 1 International Dump Truck 1979
• 1 Ford Dump L-8000 1982
• 1 Ford Dump L-8000 1986
• 1 Trojan Loader 1988
• 1 Ford Pickup F-250 1988
• 1 Ford Dump L-8000 1990
• 1 Wht.-Autocar Dump Truck 1991
• 1 Ford L-9000 1994
• 1 Chevy P/U w/Plow 1995
• 1 John Deere Loader 1997
• 1 Volvo Plow Truck 1997

Support Equipment

• 1 Ford Tractor & 8’ Fail Mower 1955
• 1 Fergeson Tractor 1955
• 1 Raygo Roller 1968
• 1 Ford Tractor Mower 1972
• 1 D37E-2 Tractor-Dozer 1987
• 1 Ford Tractor Model 4630 1994
• 1 Bandit Model 280 Wood Chipper 1999