Polk County Government
Road Department
Superintendent Roy (Gene) Thomason, Jr.
Physical Addresss:
1887 Welcome Valley Road
Benton, TN 37307
Phone:
West Polk Office: (423) 338-4177
East Polk Office: (423) 496-2456
Fax:
(423) 338-4477
The mission of the Polk County Road Department is to provide citizens with outstanding service and efficiently maintain and restore the county infrastructure system. We are committed to the safety and well-being of residents who travel our county highways and strive to assess weather conditions, clear roadways and take appropriate actions to keep the county highway system safe for travelers.
The Polk County Highway Superintendent manages the repair and maintenance of the county highway system of roads adopted by the local governing body.
We are currently operating in Maintenance Mode due to lack of funding. The sole source of funding for the department is the state gasoline tax which recently had its first increase since 1992. Currently PCRD gets -0- property tax money. Please contact your commissioner and ask them to fund road and bridge projects.