The key mandates of the Department include;

Coordination of provision of services like infrastructure development and maintenance in the District.

Coordination of maintenance and servicing of plant and equipment of the District. 

The Works and Technical services sector comprises the sections of Roads and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Water. The first departmental objective lies in the section of Roads and Engineering. Their services include technical designs and supervision of infrastructures such as buildings and roads, rehabilitation and maintenance of community access and district roads, maintenance of government buildings, design and supervision of bridges, installation of culverts and construction of bridges. To ensure quality of works being executed by contractors, the roads and engineering section must certify the works before any payments are made. The mechanical section is responsible for the maintenance of all district vehicles, plants and equipment. It equally certifies all works on vehicles, plants and equipment before payments, in case the repairs are done by a service provider.

Classification of roads in Maracha District Local Government

Infrastructure of Roads by type:

National Roads, 49.4 Km;

District feeder roads, 539.40 km;

Urban Roads, 54.01km,

Community Access Roads, (CAR) 1,173.01 km;.

The road network has increased from 376.93 km in 2015 to 1,815.82 km in 2023;

National (Trunk) Roads: Linking Uganda to neighbouring countries and major towns.

Lokiragodo – Yoyo Road 36.9km (a section of Arua – Koboko Road). This is tarmac road.

Balido – Nyadri Road 12.5km (a stretch of Katrini – Nyadri Road), 0.9km tarmac road 11.6km a marrum road. 

District (Feeder) Roads: Links communities to commercial and socio-economic centres (connecting markets, schools, administrative units and communities). There are thirty-six (36) District Roads with a total length of 539.40 km under maintenance.

Urban Roads: These are Roads within the Town Councils and Municipalities and are managed by Urban Authorities. There are fifty-eight (58) short roads in Maracha Town Council with a total length of 38.17km under maintenance. 

Community Access Roads: Are roads connecting communities. They are managed by local communities but coordinated by Sub-counties (LCIII). There are eighty (80) Community Access Roads in Maracha District with a total length of 1,173.01 km under maintenance.

Services offered:

I.Promotion of community based management in road maintenance 

II.Community road maintenance 

III.Urban unpaved road maintenance 

IV.Districts road maintenance 

V.Bridge construction