730 Arrow Avenue Watertown, SD 57201-0910 Phone: (605) 882-6207 Mike Rye Street Superintendent

The Street Department strives to maximize the life of the Watertown's transportation facilities and to provide a high quality driving surface on approximately120 miles of city streets through a comprehensive maintenance, repair, and sweeping program including timely and efficient snow removal, street de-icing, and sanding operations. The maintenance program consists of scheduled annual asphalt overlays, crack sealing on approximately 60 blocks per year, and seal coating of about 280 blocks per year. The Street Department shares the responsibility of maintaining Watertown's storm water management systems by mowing detention ponds, cleaning trash screens on storm sewer inlets, and clearing and regrading overland flow paths. The Street Department is largely responsible for the annual spring city-wide cleanup week held in May. The department also assists in the construction of numerous park and recreation amenities. The Street Department Activities Include: Blading and graveling of gravel surfaces and township obligations every 4 to 6 weeks. Spraying and mowing right of way Milling and Paving - control of same - Paving 50 to 60 blocks per year Seal Coating 160 blocks per year Drainage system cleaning and mowing Repair of Equipment Specification for new equipment Current recall list Safety Programs - Public, Employee, and workers Snow Fencing - 10th Ave North, 3rd Ave North, Cutts Ave, City Park, North Ridge, 10th Ave North gardens. Mix Salt and Sand Apply Sanding Mixture Snow Removal and Snow removal from downtown Sweeping all streets and avenues every 3 to 4 weeks Extensive patching of city streets Spring run off control Material Specification for city Traffic control devices and signs Traffic Striping and markings

Who do I call if I don't know... Traffic Control 882-6215 Street Department 882-6207 Contractor equipment on street 882-6207 Construction projects/street closure 882-6200 Delivery vehicle parking 882-6210 Emergency snow routes 882-6207 Fixing fences and barricades within levee boundaries 882-6207 Litter pick up on streets 882-6207 Load limits/truck routes 882-6207 Mowing/spraying weeds 882-6201 x41  Painting crosswalks/streets 882-6215 Parking notices, tickets, and warrants 882-6210 Sidewalk snow removal complaints 886-6207 Street and alley maintenance 882-6207 Street cleaning 882-6207 Street closure permits/ block parties, etc. 882-6210 Street location 882-6215 Street specifications 882-6200 Street width 882-6200 Traffic sign problems 882-6215 Traffic signal problems 882-6215 Traffic signal and sign requests 882-6215 Tree branches interfering with traffic signals 882-6260

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