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Contact City Hall:
 911 N 7th Ave.
 Pocatello, Idaho 83201
 (208) 234-6582
 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
 Monday - Friday

The Street Department has 21 full-time employees which include: The Street Superintendent, a secretary, two craftsman supervisors, and three mechanics. From April to October, four temporary labor positions are filled. The Street Department is in charge of a wide range of activities necessary to maintain 229 miles of streets. Normal applications include surface repair such as overlay, crack sealing, chip sealing, street sweeping, and patching. In addition to street repairs, this department is also responsible for maintenance of alleys, storm sewers, and upkeep of the Portneuf River channel. Detention dams and storm sewers are constructed as flood control devices for the City. Another of the major responsibilities of the Street Department is to ensure public safety during winter months by sanding and plowing the streets. In addition, they also respond to many types of emergency calls year round. This department houses the central fueling station for the entire City and mechanics perform maintenance and repairs on street department equipment, as well as Traffic Engineering, Building, Planning, Engineering, Mayor's office, Channel 12 and Utility Billing vehicles.

Snow and Ice Control - Currently we have 10 routes.        Snow Route Map Parking prohibited on certain streets under snow removal proclamation
  1. Sanding
  2. Plowing after 4 - 6" accumulation
  3. Rotary blowing

Sweeping
  • Streets
    • Winter cleanup after storms
    • Spring and Fall cleanup
    • Summer maintenance
  • Underpass
    • Wash out walkways

 

Storm Sewers
  • Jetting lines
  • Cleaning out drains
  • Cleaning off inlets
  • Installation of new systems or extensions of existing systems
  • Repair or replacement of catch basins
Detention Dams
  • Have built 40 detention dams to date
  • Perform maintenance by cleaning out mud & debris
Patching
  • Pot holes
  • Blade Patching
Crack Sealing
Blading - In accordance to DEQ regulations CaCI is used as a dust control measure on all graveled roads and alleys.
  • Roads and shoulder work
  • alleys
Paving
  • Hot & Cold mix overlays
  • Chip sealing
  • Contracted hot mix
  • Reconstruction of streets
  • ADA radii for disable access to sidewalks
Frost Pockets
  • Excavation
  • Matting
  • Patching
River Maintenance
  • Cutting trees
  • Chipping
  • Stump treating
  • Ice Boom
  • Monitoring during winter
  • Flood control
Equipment Repair
  • Servicing / Maintenance
  • Repairs
    • Rebuild sweepers (winter)
    • Trouble shooting mechanical problems
    • Perform both major & minor repairs
Fueling Site
  • Fueling for City Equipment
  • Tests, reports and billing
Other Departments
  • (Parks) Building Parks, soccer fields, greenway bike paths, skateboard park, etc.
  • (Golf Course) Building cart paths, greens, tees, etc.
  • (Fire) Chemical spills, fires, hawling explosives, supplying water for brush fires etc.
  • (Police) Cleaning up debris from accidents, barricading roads, etc.
  • Bannock County Road & Bridge
Special Projects
  • New Construction
    • Fore Road
    • Fueling site
    • Country Club Dr.
    • Satterfield Dr.
    • O.K. Ward Park
    • Extension of Alvin Ricken Dr.
    • Realignment of Barton Road
    • Widening of Buckskin & Center
    • Widening of South 5th with Bannock County
    • To accommodate new Century High School
    • Ross Park Aquatic Center parking lot
    • Realignment of West Clark

 
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