Highway Maintenance has jurisdiction over the construction, maintenance, alteration, repair, care, paving, flagging, lighting and improvement of the streets, highways, sidewalks, crosswalks, gutters, vaults, drains, curbs and public places of the city.

The bureau also oversees the construction, alteration, repair and maintenance of docks and bridges belong to the city. In serious snowstorms Highway Maintenance helps to remove snow and sands icy streets.

There are approximately ninety-six (96) miles of local highway, one hundred eighty (180) miles of sidewalk and fifteen (15) bridges that are maintained in the City of Mount Vernon.