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Friday November 20, 2009

Street Division

Contact: Steve Weatherford
sweat@salisburync.gov
704-638-5251

The Street Division consist of six crews: Asphalts, Concrete, Construction, Street Cleaning, Yard Debris and Storm Water Maintenance.  These crews all function as individual units, but each area of responsibility is blended together to provide functional and aesthetic improvements of city streets, sidewalks, drainage systems, and rights-of-way through a program of maintenance, construction, cleaning and general beautification.
The Street Division is responsible for the following items:

 
Administration Plan, direct and support the construction and maintenance of city streets, sidewalks and drainage systems.
Street Maintenance Perform maintenance to city streets and parking facilities not covered under the guidelines of the Powell Bill Funding.  Perform paving and patching to street cuts as a result of the work efforts of various utilities.
Concrete Construction Provide maintenance and repair to city sidewalks, driveways and curbs.  Respond to request from contractors and property owners to install or repair new concrete facilities.
Street Cleaning Routinely sweep, wash and remove debris from streets to prevent sedimentation of drainage structures and prevent unsafe conditions.  Clean downtown sidewalks, streets and city-owners parking facilities nightly to provide aesthetic enhancements to public properties.
Limb/Yard Waste  Provide a weekly limb and bagged yard debris collection cit wide to coincide with the solid waste and recycling collection.
Leaf Collection Provide during the fall and winter months a curbside lose leaf collection a minimum of every three weeks on a rotating schedule.
Powell Bill Paving & Maintenance Provide maintenance, repairs, and paving to the cities 145 miles of streets.
Powell Bill Paving/Winter Maintenance Provide a maintenance to decking, pavement, and related bridge facilities in a passable condition during periods of ice and snow.
Powell Bill Drainage Provide a maintenance program to clean,  construct and repair culverts, catch basins and related drainage structures on a regular maintenance schedule to ensure effective and efficient run-off of rain water to minimize local flooding.
Powell Bill Concrete Provide maintenance, repair, and installation to city curb and gutter, sidewalks and bike pathways.