Street Division

Core Duties

• Snow & ice removal
• Street resurfacing and sweeping
• Routine street and alley maintenance
• Care of 11 miles of dikes/levees
• Upkeep of 1,700 miles of canals and roadways each year

Inclement Weather Response

• Storm Damage: Crews clear streets after storms, remove fallen branches, and cut/haul away downed trees.
• Snow & Ice: Melting agents applied during and after snowstorms. If needed, snow is windrowed to the center and removed. Emergency routes and main streets are cleared first.

Street Maintenance & Repair

• Potholes: ~100 tons of asphalt used annually
• Gravel Roads & Alleys: Graded and re-graveled as needed
• Reconstruction: Base failures repaired, then overlaid with asphalt or restored with brick

Street Sweeping

• Every street swept at least once yearly
• Downtown and major routes swept more often

Painting

• Center lines, lanes, and crosswalks repainted each year
• 300 gallons of paint and 1,900 lbs of glass beads used annually

Street Signs

• Maintains street names, speed limits, parking, and school zone signs
• Vandalism accounts for many replacements