Goals and accomplishments

DIVISION DESCRIPTION

The Street division provides well maintained surfaces and traffic control devices in order to protect the motoring public’s safety and welfare.  Programs include routine maintenance such as pothole patching, street cut repair, grass removal and repair of concrete sidewalks, driveways and curb gutters.  In addition, the Street division performs scheduled pavement maintenance through crack sealing, seal coating, and hot mix overlays.  The division provides street sweeping services and pavement marking maintenance.

 

MAJOR DIVISION GOALS

  • Provide superior pavement maintenance services by performing preventative maintenance repairs on 1,548 lane miles of street.
  • Sweep 4,870 curb miles of street across the entire City once per quarter.
  • Complete 10 Major Street Drainage Maintenance Projects from the Drainage Utility Fund.
  • Place new street surfaces on 8.8 lane miles of street.

 

WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED IN FISCAL YEAR 2008-2009

  • Applied Underseal & Overlay to 8 lane miles of street.
  • Sealcoat applied to 20.49 lane miles of street.
  • Repair 750 Potholes
  • Patch 250 Utility Cuts
  • Hire new Pavement Marking Crew and establish a Pavement Marking Maintenance Program

 

WHAT WE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH IN FISCAL YEAR 2009-2010

  • Repair an estimated 45 roadway drainage projects at various locations.
  • Maintain current levels of service.
  • Repair an estimated 500 potholes, 200 utility cuts and 150 small road failures.
  • Place pavement markings at all KISD school campuses in our jurisdiction, outlying roads and requests for service.

 

MAJOR NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

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