Public Works
The Public Works Department provides any services to the community which are not directly reflected on citizens' utility bills and are not part of the public safety and transportation network (such as the Police department and StarMetro, respectively).
Details on both our operating and capital budgets are available. Note that the capital budget information includes details on the major capital projects for which we have direct responsibility, and which have been budgeted for the current fiscal year.
Administration
The Administration unit manages the overall department and provides support services to the individual divisions. All administrative activities for the entire department are channeled through and coordinated by this unit. The unit's most important issues are:
- Evaluate department programs for cost and production efficiencies, including evaluation of program privatization.
- On-time and within-budget implementation of department capital projects, with emphasis on sales tax transportation projects.
- Increasing the public's knowledge of City efforts in the areas of traffic control, condition of City streets, drainage and cleanliness of City streets (the four lowest-rated City services), and improving City efforts in these areas.
Other Public Works divisions and resources
- Engineering: anticipated bid advertisements, and projects currently in PD&E phase
- Project Management:
- Property Management (formerly Real Estate division): City-owned cemeteries
- Streets & Drainage:
- Traffic Engineering:
- Traffic calming
- Traffic counts
- Understanding traffic signals
- Driver Information (congestion map, cameras, etc.)