A new Custer driveway to a county road needs an access permit

The spot where a property meets a county road carries more weight than it looks. A new driveway connection to a county road needs an access permit, and so does a change to a driveway that already exists. The permit exists to keep the access safe and the drainage working the way it should.

This comes into play long before the house does. Grading a fresh entrance, widening an old two-track, or shifting the approach to line up with a building pad all count. A driveway that sheds water the wrong way can chew up the road surface, fill in the ditch, or push runoff onto a neighbor’s access.

The office to ask is Road and Bridge, which handles county roads across the Wet Mountain Valley. Call before the equipment arrives. The permit review looks at sight lines, the culvert size, and how the approach grade meets the road, all of which are far simpler to set during the first cut than to correct after.

The Custer County Road and Bridge page lays out what the permit covers and how to apply before you stake the spot.