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- About the Street Department
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- Snow Removal
- Equipment & Personnel Rates
- Supplied Material Rates
- Street Repair Rates & Guidelines
The Street Department strives to maximize the life of the Watertown’s transportation facilities and to provide a high quality driving surface on approximately 220 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.
If you have questions regarding Street Department activities, or need to report an issue, please reference the Street Department phone list.
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 four to six 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 Avenue North, Third Avenue North, Cutts Avenue, City Park, North Ridge, and 10th Avenue North gardens
- Mix salt and sand
- Apply sanding mixture
- Snow removal and snow removal from downtown
- Sweeping all streets and avenues every three to four weeks
- Extensive patching of city streets
- Spring run-off control
- Material specification for city
- Traffic control devices and signs
- Traffic striping and markings
Look through the following helpful resources:
Snow & Ice Data Summaries
2020 CITY EQUIPMENT/PERSONNEL RENTAL RATES | |
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Street Sweeper | $145.00/hr |
Motorgrader | $195.00/hr |
Loader | $155.00/hr |
Skidsteer | $100.00/hr |
Tandem Dump Truck | $110.00/hr |
Single Axle Dump Truck | $100.00/hr |
Tractor With Double Batwing | $110.00/hr |
Tractor With Single Batwing | $100.00/hr |
Zero Turn Mower | $100.00/hr |
Worker With Small Tools | $100.00/hr |
Single Axle Dump Truck With Plow & Sander | $100.00/hr |
Water Truck | $100.00/hr |
Boom Truck | $200.00/hr |
ATV with Sprayer | $100.00/hr |
Tractor with Cone Spreader | $100.00/hr |
Snow Blower with Loader | $300.00/hr |
Tractor with Box Scraper | $100.00/hr |
Roller | $100.00/hr |
Skidsteer With Snow Blower | $125.00/hr |
Skidsteer With Planer | $250.00/hr |
Skidsteer With Pickup Broom | $165.00/hr |
Pickup With Plow | $100.00/hr |
*Per hour rate includes operator
**One hour minimum charge. After 1 hour, charged to the nearest quarter hour
2020 City Supplied Material Rates | |
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Sand | $20.00 per ton |
De-Icing Salt | $135.00 per ton |
Sand / 20% Salt Mix | $44 per ton |
Brine Water | $0.23 per gallon |
Calcium Chloride | $25.00 per 50 lb. bag |
Floor Dri | $20.00 per 25 lb. bag |
Weed Control Chemical (24-D, Mixed) | $20.00 per gallon |
Weed Control Chemical (Round Up, Mixed) | $20.00 per gallon |
Crushed Gravel | $20.00 per ton |
Guidelines:
- All excavations require a permit from the Engineering Dept. at 23 2nd St NE, 605-882-6202. Also, contact the Street Department to inform them of the excavation, 605-882-6207. Failure to obtain an excavation permit is punishable by up to a $200 fine.
- Maximum repair area by city forces will be 100 sq. ft. or less (unless preauthorized by the Street Superintendent).
- Repairs larger than 100 sq. ft. (unless preauthorized by the Street Superintendent) must be repaired by an asphalt contractor approved by the Street Superintendent
- Asphalt depth is to be 4” minimum. Roads that are thicker will be matched to the nearest inch, up to 6”.
- The city will not patch any trenches after October 25th. of each year. The contractor may hire an approved asphalt company to do permanent repairs or they will be required to place a temporary concrete patch, cold mix asphalt patch, or maintain the trench daily until it’s able to be repaired properly in the spring of the year. The Street Superintendent will determine the minimum temporary repair necessary to create a safe driving surface.
- The contractor is required to place a minimum of 12” of base course. This is to be measured from the bottom of the existing asphalt. Base course must meet city specifications. 95% minimum compaction is required. The Watertown Engineering Department will do occasional density tests of contractor installed base course. If the trench is not able to be patched with asphalt immediately, the contractor must fill the trench completely to the top with gravel to create a temporary driving surface. The contractor will be responsible for costs incurred for repairs of future trench settling. In occasional situations, city forces will install base course at the rates listed below.
Patching Rates
(Includes mobilization of equipment, labor, cutting, compacting, tack oil, & asphalt material)
Material | Rate |
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4” Thick Asphalt | $10.74 per Sq. Ft. |
5” Thick Asphalt | $11.24 per Sq. Ft. |
6” Thick Asphalt | $11.74 per Sq. Ft. |
Additional Rates
Material | Rate |
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12" Thick Base Course | 7.11 per Sq. Ft. |
Contact The Street Department
Hours of Operation
Mon-Fri: 8:00am to 5:00pm
Phone:
(605) 882-6207
Address
730 Arrow Ave NE
Watertown, SD 57201-0250