Mission
The Public Works Department strives to efficiently provide essential services to the community. They are often a first point of contact for citizens as they are called upon to take care of issues with streets, sidewalks, special events, and more. They take special pride in working as a team to complete the snow removal process as quickly as possible.
Core Duties of the Public Works Street Department
Working in teams or individually, the members of the Public Works department perform the following core duties:
- Provide vital services to residents
- Keep streets cleaned up in the winter
- Keep streets swept in the summer
- Repair streets
- Repair sidewalks
- Management of key city investments
- Set up for special events
- Set up holiday lights
- Maintain the storm water system
- Stripe roads
- Create and maintain signs
- Set up and create pilot projects
For a detailed map on the 5 year plan on Alexandria Local Street Projects: Local Street Plans 5 year look out updated 2021