Chippewa County maintenance staff are divided between both the State and County Highways and are typically assigned to a specific section of road.  The County Highway Department is responsible for the repair and maintenance of 996 lane miles of county highways.  County maintenance activities include pavement repairs, chip sealing, crack filling, pothole repairs, pavement markings, bridge & culvert repairs, ditching, culverts, winter maintenance, vegetation management, seasonal mowing, litter cleanup, and emergency weather response.

Chippewa County also works closely with the State of Wisconsin to maintain State & Federal highways in the county.  WisDOT has a very unique relationship with all Wisconsin counties due to Wisconsin being one of the only states where counties perform all of the state’s routine maintenance through a Routine Maintenance Agreement (RMA). The state has allocated $2,575,900 for Chippewa County’s RMA in 2023 to maintain 667 lane miles of State/Federal highways.  These highways are divided amongst 16 winter plow routes.  In accordance with the RMA, ten of these routes receive 24-hour service (7 days per week) and six receive 18-hour winter service (7 days per week).