Starke County Highway Department

Starke County Highway Department This site provides news and information about the Starke County (Indiana) Highway Department. It is not monitored 24/7 so responses may be delayed.

03/31/2026

Due to all of the rain we have gotten in such a short period of time a lot of the county roads have flooding. If you have to go out please slow down and be careful.

03/10/2026

The Starke County Highway Department is taking applications for full time driver, you mist have a t least a Class B CDL. You can go on to to the Starke County Government website under employment and print an application or stop by the Starke County Highway Department Monday- Friday from 6 am- 2:00pm and pick up an application.

02/10/2026

Wednesday, February 11th from 6am - 1:30pm
We will be closing 1100 East between 600 North and 700 North for road repairs!

02/10/2026

We have hired a full time driver and part-time people to plow. Thank you to all who applied. If you applied we will keep your application on file.

02/06/2026

The Starke County Highway Department is taking applications for full time driver. You can go on to to the Starke County Government website under employment and print an application or stop by the Starke County Highway Department Monday- Friday from 6 am- 2:00pm and pick up an application.

01/26/2026

The temperatures for today and this weekend are downright disrespectful. 🥶

Did you know salt doesn't melt ice? It actually lowers the temperature that water freezes at. So, instead of water freezing at 32 degrees, when our drop salt, water doesn't freeze until it reaches roughly 15 degrees. Not helpful when it's less than 15 degrees out. 🥲

Extreme temperatures will hinder the effectiveness of salt so plowing will be INDOT’s main course of action during the weekend winter event. Drivers will treat as conditions allow, and additives may be used to increase the effectiveness of salt.

Drivers are working to open their main roads and will continue to plow until 5:00 PM tonight. At that time we will pull ...
01/25/2026

Drivers are working to open their main roads and will continue to plow until 5:00 PM tonight. At that time we will pull off the roads and start again at 4:00 AM tomorrow morning. Please travel with caution if you need to go out today.

01/19/2026

The roads throughout the county are bad. There is severe drifting and limited visibility. Both the County and State Highway Departments have plow trucks out at this time. Use caution when driving and if you don't need to be on the roads stay home.

01/16/2026

We are looking for part-time snow plow drivers to drive pick-ups. No CDL required. Fill out an application at the Starke County Highway Department.

Our Plow Drivers have been out since 4:00 AM CST this morning. What we are experiencing is that every part of Starke Cou...
01/15/2026

Our Plow Drivers have been out since 4:00 AM CST this morning. What we are experiencing is that every part of Starke County has different snow total amounts and some drifting in several areas. North of US 30 and East of 900 E. has had on and off, white out conditions, with over a foot of snow in certain areas. We have pulled our plow drivers out of the Koontz Lake area until visibility increases. However, we will return to Koontz Lake today as soon as the conditions get better. Please use extreme caution if there is a need for you to travel in the Koontz Lake area today.

Along with Starke County EMA and County Officials, the decision has been made to keep our county at the current level of travel “WATCH” (Orange). A travel status pertains to the county in a whole, it cannot be designated to just one area. We will continue to monitor the situation and revisit the travel status as needed.

A winter storm is expected to bring several inches of snow starting Wednesday morning, with hazardous conditions like he...
01/13/2026

A winter storm is expected to bring several inches of snow starting Wednesday morning, with hazardous conditions like heavy snowfall, strong winds causing drifting, and dangerous black ice expected on bridges and overpasses. This is a lake effect system so it could change hour by hour. We are currently under a Winter Storm Watch from January 14, 2026 6:00 AM CST until January 15, 2026 12:00 PM CST.

Our crews are gearing up today and are ready with our trucks and 200 plus tons of salt on hand. We'll have crews working to keep major routes clear. Stay at least 200 feet back from snowplows to allow them to work safely. Please allow extra time for your travel.

12/29/2025

Breadcrumbs DHS Current: Travel Advisory Map Travel Advisory Map How to Find a County's Travel StatusMap: Select a county on the map or use the dropdown to select one. The county status and most recent time it was provided by the county will appear left of the map.Table: Scroll below the map to view...

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3835 E 250 N
Knox, IN
46534

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 2:30pm
Tuesday 6am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 6am - 2:30pm
Thursday 6am - 2:30pm
Friday 6am - 2:30pm

Telephone

+15747723011

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