Welcome to McMinn County

Highway Commissioner

The Highway Commissioner of McMinn county is Randall Moss.  Mr. Moss has served as the Highway Commissioner of McMinn County since November 1984.  This office is elected county wide every four years.  The office is located in Athens on old Niota Road.  The Highway Commissioner is responsible for the construction and maintenance of all McMinn County roads.  You may contact the Highway Commissioner by mail at P.O. Box 1134. Athens, TN. 37371-1134 or phone: 423-745-1820.

Information Concerning the 
McMinn County Highway Department:

1. There are 735 roads in McMinn County.

2. There are 777 miles of roads in McMinn County.

3. McMinn County has four classes of Roads.
       Class 1.  20ft. or more of surface
       Class 2.  16ft. to 20ft. of surface
       Class 3.  12ft. to 16ft. of surface
       Class 4.    8ft. to 12ft. of surface

4. The Highway Department takes work requests from citizens for work that needs to be done on McMinn County roads by phone.

5. The Highway Department furnishes property owners tiles when needed to connect the property to a McMinn County road. (Up to 24 feet in length and 24 inches in diameter).

6. Roads are added to the McMinn County Road Maintenance System when they are built to meet the requirements of the McMinn County Road Standards which are set by the Highway Commissioner and the McMinn County Commission.

The McMinn County Road System is divided into two parts.  The west side, supervised by  foreman Danny Withrow,  and the east side supervised by foreman Sherman Williams.  Randy Moses is the General Superintendent over the daily operations of both the East and West sides of the County.