Highway

Christmas and New Year’s Day Department Closures

The highway department will be closed for Christmas on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. The department will reopen on Thursday, December 26th at 7:00AM.

The highway department will be closed for New Year’s Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The department will reopen on Thursday, January 2nd at 7:00AM.

Bulk Waste Drop-Off Dates: Has been completed for the season

Our annual Bulk Waste Drop-Off  for 2024 is now closed:

1^st Week: Future dates to be determined
2^nd Week: Future dates to be determined
Time:  6:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Town Complex, Highway Department

PLEASE NOTE – THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED: 

• No Electronics
• No Hazardous Materials
  • Paints, paint thinners, petroleum products (oil/gas), etc.
• No Household Garbage
• No Propane Tanks
• No Tires
• No yard debris, leaves, branches, etc.

We will accept the following:

• Metal
• Refrigerators and Freezers
  • They MUST be drained of refrigerants prior to drop-off

PLEASE NOTE: All waste drop-off needs to be supervised so please see an employee before leaving your waste.

During the week of the bulk waste drop-off, enter the Town Complex and go through the gate to the Highway Department building. There will be a designated area for waste drop-off. If an employee is not available outside please honk your horn; we ask that you do no enter the highway garage. Thank you.

(This procedure is subject to change based upon COVID-19 guidelines.)

On Thursday, and Friday, June 27 and 28th, the highway department performed maintenance on the town hall parking lot grinding the entire parking area and entrance to the complex laying a base coat of binder down. On Monday, July 1st the layer of type 6 top was laid down with the painting of parking areas happening on Tuesday, July 2nd. The department will continue to perform additional maintenance with the grading of the area around the lots and entrance way. Below are pictures encompassing these days of maintenance work.

RECONSTRUCTION PICTURES:

Updates:

2024 Updates

Christmas and New Year’s Day Department Closures

The highway department will be closed for Christmas on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. The department will reopen on Thursday, December 26th at 7:00AM.

The highway department will be closed for New Year’s Day on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The department will reopen on Thursday, January 2nd at 7:00AM.

Thanksgiving Department Closure

Thursday, November 28, 2024 and Friday, November 29, 2024     

The highway department will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, November 28, 2024 and Friday, November 29, 2024. The department will reopen on Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:00AM.

Veterans Day Department Closure

Tuesday, November 12, 2024        

The highway department will be closed for Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The department will reopen on Wednesday, November 13th at 6:00AM.

Election Day Department Closure

Tuesday, November 5, 2024        

The highway department will be closed for Election Day on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The department will reopen on Wednesday, November 6th at 6:00AM.

ROAD DELAYS DUE TO PAVING: Armer Road (starting at 7:00 AM at the intersection with Galway/Ballston Rd. aka County Rd. 45)

Thursday, October 24^th            

The department will be paving on Thursday, October 24^th; at times there will be road delays due to the paving; this will help maintain the safety of the workers and equipment on the job site as well as allowing us to get more accomplished during the day. We ask for your patience when delays are in place. Accommodation will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses, postal/shipping carriers, and residents of this section of Armer Rd.; we ask all other traffic to use an alternate route.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO PAVING: Antioch Road (section between State Route 29 and Fishback Road)

Wednesday, October 16^th        

The department will be paving on Wednesday, October 16^th; at times the road will be closed to traffic to maintain the safety of the workers and equipment on the job site as well as allowing us to get more accomplished during the day. Accommodation will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses, postal/shipping carriers, and residents of this section of Antioch Rd.; we ask all other traffic to use an alternate route.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Our annual Bulk Waste Drop-Off  for 2024 is now closed, future dates to be determined.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO PAVING: Donnan Road (section between Crane Rd. and Jockey St.)

Wednesday, October 2^nd          

The department will be paving on Wednesday, October 2^nd; at times the road will be closed to traffic to maintain the safety of the workers and equipment on the job site as well as allowing us to get more accomplished during the day. Accommodation will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses, postal/shipping carriers, and residents of this section of Donnan Rd.; we ask all other traffic to use an alternate route.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO PAVING: Parkis Mills Road

Wednesday, September 18^th  

The department will be paving on Wednesday, September 18th; at times the road will be closed to traffic to maintain the safety of the workers and equipment on the job site as well as allowing us to get more accomplished during the day. Accommodation will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses, postal/shipping carriers, and residents of Parkis Mills Rd.; we ask all other traffic to use an alternate route.

Department Closure: Labor Day

 The highway department will be closed starting Labor Day on Monday, September 2nd through Monday, September 9th. The department will reopen on Tuesday, September 10th at 6:00 AM.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO MILLING & PAVING: Perth Road

Tuesday, August 27^th and Wednesday, August 28^th

The department will be milling the road on Tuesday, August 27^th and paving on Wednesday, August 28^th; at times the road will be closed to traffic to maintain the safety of the workers and equipment on the job site as well as allowing us to get more accomplished during the day. Accommodation will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses, postal/shipping carriers, and residents of Perth Rd.; we ask all other traffic to use an alternate route.

Update 7/2/2024

On Thursday, and Friday, June 27 and 28th, the highway department performed maintenance on the town hall parking lot grinding the entire parking area and entrance to the complex laying a base coat of binder down. On Monday, July 1st the layer of type 6 top was laid down with the painting of parking areas happening on Tuesday, July 2nd. The department will continue to perform additional maintenance with the grading of the area around the lots and entrance way.

Department Closure: Independence Day

 The highway department will be closed for Independence Day on Thursday, July 4th and Friday, July 5th. The department will reopen on Tuesday, July 9th at 6:00 AM.

Update 6/25/2024

Due to the heavy rainstorms we have experienced in the area over the past week there are washouts and tree/brush issues that the department is working on throughout town; if you have experienced any storm related issues within the towns right-of-way, and it has not been fixed could you please contact the department and let us know the location so that we can go out and assess the problem and work out a solution for correcting the damage. Thank you.

The highway department will be performing maintenance on the town hall parking lot leading up to the paving on Thursday and Friday, June 27th and 28th with completion on Monday, July 1st. You will experience some delays if you are entering the town complex during these dates. Please be patient with our employees and follow their directions when assisting you into the complex. Dates are tentative and subject to change.

TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO PAVING: Crane Road (From the intersection of McConchie Road to the intersection of Donnan Road):

Wednesday, June 19^th

Due to hot temperatures, paving will begin at approximately 5:30 am; the road will be closed to traffic to maintain the safety of the workers and equipment on the job site as well as allowing us to get more accomplished during the day. Accommodation will be made for emergency vehicles, school buses, postal/shipping carriers, and residents of that section of Crane Rd.; we ask all other traffic to use an alternate route.

June 12, 2024

The highway department will be performing maintenance on the town hall parking lot leading up to the paving on Thursday and Friday, June 27th and 28th with completion on Monday, July 1st. The department will also finish the road preparation for Crane Road and will be paving the section between the intersections of McConchie Road and Donnan Road on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Dates are tentative and subject to change.

Department Closure: Memorial Day Week

The highway department will be closed starting on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27^th through Monday, June 3^rd. The department will reopen for regular business hours on Tuesday, June 4^th at 6:00 AM.

February 13, 2024

At the February 13, 2024 board meeting the following resolution was passed regarding the Posting of Roads:

RESOLUTION #: 2-2024 – Posting of Roads to seasonal weight limits. On a motion of Council-member Ryan Flinton, seconded by Supervisor J.D. Arnold the following resolution was ADOPTED:

AYES – 3               Nays – 0

RESOLVED that the Galway Town Board authorized that effective immediately, all Town roads are subject to temporary closure to all vehicles with a gross weight in excess of four (4) tons. Such closure shall take effect upon the erection of signs by the Highway Superintendent on the section of highway for which such traffic is excluded and continues until such time as conditions shall permit opening. Further notice is hereby given that any person or persons violating this order shall be subject to punishment as provided in Section 1800 of the Vehicle & Traffic Law. The Town Clerk will submit Legal Notice, Temporary Order Limiting Roads to 4-ton on Town of Galway Roads, to the Daily Gazette for immediate release.

All ayes.                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

If you have any questions regarding the 4-ton weight limit, please contact the Highway Department at (518) 882-6651.

Department Maintenance Reports
We have added access to current and previous years of highway department maintenance reports from 2014 to the present. Please click the following link:

Highway Department Maintenance Reports

Construction Season
We have now added a Highway Department Construction Season page to the site. Currently available is the 2018 Construction Season. Please click the following link:

Highway Department Construction Season

5/1/2024 Weight limit restrictions have been lifted.

At the February 13, 2024 board meeting the following resolution was passed regarding the Posting of Roads:

RESOLUTION #: 2-2024 – Posting of Roads to seasonal weight limits. On a motion of Council-member Ryan Flinton, seconded by Supervisor J.D. Arnold the following resolution was ADOPTED:

AYES – 3               Nays – 0

RESOLVED that the Galway Town Board authorized that effective immediately, all Town roads are subject to temporary closure to all vehicles with a gross weight in excess of four (4) tons. Such closure shall take effect upon the erection of signs by the Highway Superintendent on the section of highway for which such traffic is excluded and continues until such time as conditions shall permit opening. Further notice is hereby given that any person or persons violating this order shall be subject to punishment as provided in Section 1800 of the Vehicle & Traffic Law. The Town Clerk will submit Legal Notice, Temporary Order Limiting Roads to 4-ton on Town of Galway Roads, to the Daily Gazette for immediate release.

All ayes.                                                                                                                MOTION CARRIED

If you have any questions regarding the 4-ton weight limit, please contact the Highway Department at (518) 882-6651.

Please Note:
The Highway Department has fielded several calls recently in regards to State Route 147; even though Route 147 runs through the Town of Galway it is NOT a town road that the department maintains. If there are any issues in regards to this State Highway please contact the New York State Department of Transportation at their DPW phone number (518) 584-3790.

In order for a resident to install or modify a driveway, a permit application needs to be filled out and approved by the Highway Superintendent. This is pursuant to Article IV, Section 2 G of the Town of Galway Zoning Law to construct or modify a driveway connection with in the Right of Way of a Town highway. This applies only to roads that the Town maintains. If an applicant resides on a State or County highway they will need to contact those authorities prior to any construction. The contact number for the Saratoga County DPW is (518) 885-9020 and for the State DPW is (518) 584-3790.

To download the permit please click the following link: Residential Driveway Interface Permit
In the Chrome browser it may not open automatically to the fillable form, you may need to Click “open in desktop app” to gain access to the fillable form or you can download the file to your computer where the form can also be printed and filled in by hand or you can use the fillable feature to fill in the form, print and sign.

Permit applications can be dropped off at the Highway Department or the Town Hall. They can also be faxed to (518) 882-5325. The department will also accept e-mailed permits but they must be in .pdf file format. Unfortunately we can not accept files in .jpg format due to the distortion that occurs as you magnify the file to get it to letter size; it makes the document unreadable and unprintable.

As a courtesy, we will replace mailboxes that we damage during the winter season, with a “standard” mailbox. This applies to residents on “Town” roads only. However, we are not responsible for keeping the area around your mailboxes plowed out. If you reside on a County or State highway you will need to contact those authorities in regards to your mailbox. The contact number for the Saratoga County DPW is (518) 885-9020 and for the State DPW is (518) 584-3790.

To download Highway Department mailbox requirements please click the following link:  Mailbox Requirements

During the spring and summer months the department maintains the recreation fields located on Route 147 across from the bank. We are charged with mowing, weed-whacking and seeing that the fields are maintained in good order for the publics use.

With the warmer weather the youth activities at the ball fields on Route 147 are in full swing. We would like to remind residents and visitors to please respect the rules of the fields by not parking on the grass or pulling vehicles onto these location to load/unload your vehicles. Also we request that you please pick up your garbage and dispose of it properly. The employees work hard to maintain these fields for public use and appreciate the public respecting the Towns’ requests in keeping these areas clean and safe for our children.

PLEASE NOTE: No Dogs Are Allowed on the Dockstader Recreational Fields

(By resolution of the Town Board on June 14, 2016)

Depending on the weather, street sweepers will be out in March and April cleaning the winter sand off the roads and intersections.

We will continue maintaining the ROW’s (Right of Ways). Our focus will be on clearing brush, downed trees and branches town-wide as well as fixing washouts, pot holes, etc.

Roadside mowing continues through the summer and fall months along with maintaining several cemeteries throughout the town.

The department also assists during the annual Road-Side Clean-Up by picking up the roadside debris that has been collected by volunteers. This activity is usually scheduled in spring. Residents that want to participate in cleaning their “assigned road” can pick-up the orange trash bags at the Highway Department. This clean-up applies only to the roads that the Town maintains. Please see the Town’s home page in the spring for details.

For those residents that have garbage picked-up by County Waste or Twin Bridges, please remember that your cans can NOT be placed in the roadway. Your garbage cans should be off the pavement. Placing the cans in the road creates a hazard to the motoring public.

The Town operates four trucks during the winter months each following a planned route that covers 57.77 center-line miles resulting in 113.94 total lane miles that the Town maintains. It takes approximately three hours to complete one round of plowing.

With the winter season comes the need to touch on the subject of mailboxes and garbage cans. We try our best to not hit mailboxes or your garbage cans. For those residents that have their garbage picked-up by County Waste or Twin Bridges, we request garbage cans be placed behind the snow banks, your cans CAN NOT be placed in the roadway. This will help to keep them from getting knocked over by the snow coming off of our plows. Placing them in the roadway creates a hazard and puts the motoring public at risk and results in our hitting the cans.

There are wood chips and during the winter months, salted sand, available to Town residents. These items are located on the right-hand side of the driveway, as you pull into the Town Complex, BEFORE the main gate of the Highway Department.

PLEASE NOTE:

Any materials that are in the gated area of the Highway Department are NOT for public use.

If you notice that a street sign is missing that belongs on a road maintained by the Town please contact the department so that a new replacement sign can be ordered and installed.

As for making a request for signage on town roads the following is the process for those requests:

• A letter needs to be written and submitted to the Highway Superintendent with the request for the signage (i.e. speed limit reduction, stop, yield, bus stop ahead, etc.) and the location of the request.
• Once this has been done the Highway Superintendent submits that request to the Town Board.
• The Town Board then notifies the proper State/County authorities with the request.
• Please Note that any request for signage involves a lengthy process and does not happen over-night. It can take several months before the Town is notified of the decision for the signage request which is received from the New York State Department of Transportation.
• Due to liability issues the department does not put up any road signs without prior approval from the New York State Department of Transportation.

To download the driveway permit please click the following link: Residential Driveway Interface Permit
In the Chrome browser it may not open automatically to the fillable form, you may need to Click “open in desktop app” to gain access to the fillable form or you can download the file to your computer where the form can also be printed and filled in by hand or you can use the fillable feature to fill in the form, print and sign.

Permit applications can be dropped off at the Highway Department or the Town Hall. They can also be faxed to (518) 882-5325. The department will also accept e-mailed permits but they must be in .pdf file format. Unfortunately we can not accept files in .jpg format due to the distortion that occurs as you magnify the file to get it to letter size; it makes the document unreadable and unprintable.

To download Highway Department mailbox requirements please click the following link: Mailbox Requirements

Highway Department Maintenance Reports
Access to the department maintenance reports from 2014 to present.

Highway Department Construction Season
Pictures from the current road construction season. Currently available is the 2018 construction season.