The Highway Superintendant and their crew are responsible for maintaining all Town roads. The Town of Newport also contracts with Herkimer County for plowing County roads located in the Town each winter.
The Town Superintendent of Highways is primarily responsible for the maintenance and repair of town highways and bridges, and the removal of obstructions caused by brush and snow. The Superintendent generally has the power to hire, subject to appropriations established by the Town Board, and direct highway department employees for those purposes.