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Street Department

Hours of Operations – Monday – Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Employees

Current Projects and Operations

Snow Removal – Involves the removal of snow from the City’s streets and alleys. Please see the City’s Snow Removal Policy under News & Notes for details on the City’s snow removal operations.

Street Maintenance – Street replacement is done by both City crews and contract labor. Maintenance includes replacement of concrete and pothole patching.

Tree Trimming – The City trims trees within the City’s right-of-way to prevent damage to snow removal equipment and to prevent obstructed views of traffic control devices.

Storm Sewer Maintenance – The street shop maintains the City’s storm sewer system. This maintenance includes repair of storm sewer mains, manholes and intakes.

Street Sweeping – The street shop runs the street sweeper five-(5) days a week as the weather permits. This operation not only removes dirt and debris from the streets, but also reduces the amount of pollution in the storm water runoff.

Crack Sealing – This operation is necessary to minimize the amount of water getting under the pavement. When water infiltrates the pavement surface the sub grade beneath the pavement becomes soft causing damage to the pavement.

Traffic Sign Maintenance - The street shop maintains all of the traffic control signs in Knoxville, with the exception of those located along Highway 14. Residents are encouraged to report damaged signs or signs that are difficult to read at night.

Traffic Signal Maintenance – The street shop replaces the bulbs in the traffic signals. The City uses a private contractor for all other necessary repair and maintenance.

Alley Maintenance – The City maintains the public alleys in the City. Alley maintenance is considered low priority and surfaces are maintained only when necessary. The City uses a v-pick on the front of the maintainer to stir up the existing rock in an alley surface and then grades the loose gravel. Gravel is only when necessary.

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Facilities and Equipment

Streets

The street shop is located on Reno Street, between Kent Street and Roche Street.

Snow Removal Policy

Grass discharge into streets

Residents are not allowed to discharge grass clippings into the streets. In addition leaves should not be raked into the streets.

Brush removal along alleys

Property owners are responsible for the maintenance of all property along alleys

Street Lights

MidAmerican Energy takes care of the City’s street lights. If you see a street light that is turning on and off during the night, or if you need to report a burnt out street light please call MidAmerican Energy at 641-842-3110 to report the outage.

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