Public Services Department
1407 W. Madison Ave.
Arkansas City, KS 67005
(620) 441-4460
Streets
Streets Division at a Glance
Core Duties
- Snow & ice removal
- Street resurfacing and sweeping
- Routine street and alley maintenance
- Care of 11 miles of dikes/levees
- Upkeep of 1,700 miles of canals and roadways each year
Street Maintenance & Repair
- Potholes: ~100 tons of asphalt used annually
- Gravel roads & alleys: Graded and re-graveled as needed
- Reconstruction: Repair base failures, overlay with asphalt or restore bricks
Street Sweeping
- Every street swept at least once yearly
- Downtown & major routes swept more often
Painting
- Center lines, lanes, and crosswalks repainted yearly
- ~300 gallons of paint and 1,900 lbs of glass beads used each year
Street Signs
- Maintains street names, speed limits, parking, and school zone signs
- Vandalism is the leading cause of replacements