Driveway and utility work on county right-of-way needs a permit

A driveway, culvert, or utility job can reach past a private yard and into Greene County right-of-way. When it does, the Highway Department permit comes before the work. That includes constructing a driveway, installing a culvert, or doing utility work on county right-of-way.

This is the kind of rule that shows up when someone widens an entrance, checks access to a county-maintained road, or plans an excavation. The county routes applicants to the Highway Department right-of-way inspector. Work is not supposed to begin until the permit is issued. The permit lasts 30 days from issuance, and the inspector has to be contacted when the work is complete for final inspection.

Utility excavation and driveway access use the same basic routing. A city street or MoDOT route may point you somewhere else, so road ownership is the first fork.