The Street Department's goal is to provide safe and properly maintained
streets. The department performs concrete and asphalt renovation, curb and
gutter repairs, and hot-mix asphalt application. Annual sealcoating and
crackpouring of paved residential streets, and blading and filling of
unpaved streets and alleys are on-going functions. The sealcoating program
operates on an ten-year cycle affecting over 600 miles of streets except
major thoroughfares. Sealcoating is important to prevent water seepage into
roadway base stabilization that deteriorates the streets requiring
extensive, costly repairs and creating inconveniences and safety hazards.
Also, the paved alleys are treated with an
asphalt emulsion seal on a six-year cycle to prevent surface deterioration.
The Street Department's street sweeping
operations are responsible for keeping gutters clear of silt from blowing
dust, leaves, and debris that can accumulate and affect the drainage of an
area. These operations consist of sweeping downtown streets daily, major
thoroughfares weekly or twice weekly (depending on volume), and residential
streets quarterly.
Finally, the Street Department is
responsible for ice control and snow removal, which consists of
salting/sanding all major intersections, blading snow from arterial streets
and de-icing of various overpasses.
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| Street Department |
| 806-378-6815 |
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| Location |
| Street Department |
| 800 S.E. 23rd Ave. |
| Amarillo, Tx 79101 |
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