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Street Maintenance
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purpose of the Street Maintenance Program is to provide asphalt and concrete structure (street, sidewalks, curbs and gutters) maintenance, and litter removal and weed/trash abatement services to the public so they can have safe, clean, and functional right-of-ways.
Currently, the City’s street maintenance is delivered through
two principal methods: Capital Improvement Projects (CIP),
which are developed, coordinated and administered by the General Services
Department, and by Public Works Operations Street Maintenance crews.
Generally, proactive street maintenance work is of a larger scale and is accomplished through CIP's and construction contracts. Examples of proactive street maintenance activities include surface treatments (may extend street life by 15 years) and resurfacing and pavement overlays (may extend street life by 10 years). Failure to complete proactive street maintenance will lead to the accelerated deterioration of City streets, thereby, costing more to repair in the long-term.
On the other hand, street repairs that are undertaken as a matter of urgency for safety reasons, or as part of the City's daily operations because they are too small to outsource, are considered reactive street maintenance work. Examples of these activities, which are performed by Street Maintenance crews, include pothole repair, minor street reconstruction, major street reconstruction (less than 550 square feet), curb line asphalt repairs, lateral cut resurfacing, and skin patching/capping.
The General Services, Engineering, and Public Works Departments are working together to identify street related problem areas throughout the city. Once these areas have been identified citywide, staff will be able to better assess which areas require CIP projects for improvement, in priority order, based on the overall maintenance needs of the city and funding available. In addition, implemenation of the Pavement Management System's recommended maintenance strategies will result in a decreased need for pothole repair and patching in the future.
Contact Us
Pothole Hotline
Need to report a pothole?.......Call (619) 460-BUMP or (619) 460-2867.
For all other issues concerning Public Works .........
Call (619) 397-6000.
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