Street Maintenance Home

Sweeper #1 & Sweeper #2

Monday - Industrial Way, East Industrial, 3rd Avenue, Washington Way, 15th Avenue, Ocean Beach Hwy from Kelso to 15th ,
Commerce, Nichols, RA Long High School area, Olympic area, Half of Highlands area

Tuesday - Industrial area (Tennant Way, California Way, Columbia Blvd) Downtown area between 15th & 11th from Tennant Way to
Washington Way, City Parking Lots, New West Side, Old West Side, Half of Highlands area

Wednesday - Islands, Dividers, Ocean Beach Hwy from 15th to Coal Creek, 38th, Mint Farm, Civic Center, Olympia Way,
East Side, Hills

Thursday - Industrial Way, East industrial, Fibre Way, 3rd avenue, Nichols, Commerce, 15th avenue, Civic Center, Olympia Way, Mains, West Longview Neighborhoods

Pothole Patching

Potholes and other street failures are repaired in order of priority. Our goal is to respond to all requests within 24 hours of being notified. The problem is initially alleviated by installing a temporary patching material. The holes are then prioritized by size and street traffic volume, and scheduled for permanent patching.

Concrete and Asphalt Repairs

Concrete or asphalt street failures are repaired in order of priority. Installing a temporary patching material will alleviate hazardous or emergency repairs. All streets are prioritized and scheduled for permanent repairs.

Chip Sealing

Streets receiving a chip seal are prioritized by size and traffic volume. An asphalt/water mixture is applied to the roadway and covered with washed aggregate, which is rolled as soon as possible. After it has been swept, a new wearing surface will extend the life of the pavement and reduce maintenance costs in the long run.

Alley Grading

The Street Division has one maintenance grader, and it is busy most of the year. Alleys are bladed on a rotating basis. The City's goal is to blade each alley at least five times per year. Rock is added to the alleys as needed. Throughout the year, blading is restricted due to rain (too much water), and/or alleys being too hard (summer months).

Snow Removal and Control

The Street Division has one snow plow. They begin preparing for the snow season in summer by getting snow equipment ready, stockpiling supplies, training staff, and updating and exercising the City's emergency response procedures. Priority routes and streets adjacent to priority routes will be plowed or sanded first to accommodate fire, medical, and police response as well as transit, school buses and commuter traffic. Once these routes have been cleared of snow and conditions are stable, crews will begin clearing the remaining streets.

First Pass: Columbia Heights, Cascade Way, Laurel Rd., Glenwood Dr., Virginia Way, Fairway View, Fairway Lane, Ammons Dr., Curtis Dr., Sandpiper, 38th Ave., Sunset Dr.

Second Pass: Castleman Dr., Maplewood Dr., Cascade Dr., Hillcrest Dr., Crestline Dr., Lynnwood Dr., E. Lynnwood Dr.

Third Pass: Lynn Place, West Hills Dr., Elm St., Tree Top Lane, Lindsey Dr., N. Ammons Dr., Curtis Lane, Clearview Dr., W. Castleman Dr.