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GENERAL FUND

DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
DIVISION / ACTIVITY: STREETS DIVISION – FUND 01-090
LOCATION: HOURS OF OPERATION:
7800 Virgil Anthony Sr. Blvd. Monday – Friday 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Watauga, Texas 76148
Phone Number: 817-514-5806
MISSION / PROGRAMS / SERVICES:

Public Works Streets Division strives to:
• Provide excellent quality service and maintenance for Watauga streets, signs, traffic signals and
school zone flashers
• Promote ease of mobility throughout the City by maintaining our streets in a timely, efficient and
cost-effective manner
• Provide a high degree of customer service and satisfaction
FY2021-2022 HIGHLIGHTS / ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Resurfaced 5 residential streets in partnership with Tarrant County Precinct 3, including curb and
gutter, drive approaches, sidewalk, and overlay
• Maintained 88 miles of roads, signs, traffic signals and road markings to an acceptable manner
• Staffing shortages in Streets and Drainage Divisions gave opportunity for cross training among
all staff, making both divisions more effective and productive in time of staffing issues

• Partnership with Andale Construction to evaluate the effectiveness of HA5 Pavement
Preservation
• Response to Winter Storm “Landon” February 2022, 24/7, on call incident response for sanding
and emergency response

FY2022-2023 GOALS/ OBJECTIVES:

• Overlay Program in Partnership with Tarrant County Precinct 3 to continue road rehabilitation
• Resolve staffing issues to stay ahead of workload and reduce costs by performing more projects
with division staff
• Continue Storm Drainage Safety Program to upgrade channel fencing from chain link to the
black iron fencing, improving aesthetics and pedestrian safety

MAJOR BUDGETARY ISSUES AND OPERATIONAL TRENDS:

• Staffing shortages ongoing, workload taxing current workforce
• Rising cost of asphalt and concrete
• Unstable cost of fuel and lubrication
• Rising costs of contractor fees
• Supply issues for equipment and parts
• CDL Training Requirement

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