Right-Of-Way- About Us

What We Do:

• Insure all excavations in the rights-of-way are properly restored in order to minimize damage to public property.  

• Insure all non-City funded construction occurring in the rights-of-way adheres to City engineering standards and specifications through our permit process, inspections and enforcement efforts. 

• Review & analyze infrastructure placement requests in order to optimize facilities placement while minimizing infrastructure conflicts within the rights-of-way.

• To respond to and resolve all citizens complaints falling within our jurisdiction through appropriate enforcement of City ordinances.

• To respond to a variety of neighborhood concerns that in some fashion relates to the public rights of ways. 

The Right-Of-Way Department falls under the authority & jurisdiction of the Public Works Division. Our mission is to provide the best service, at the lowest possible cost, for Fort Wayne citizens.

This department issues, processes and handles more than 3,000 permits annually. In general, all departmental expenses are off-set by permit revenues. For more information about specific permits and  applications, click here.