WELCOME TO PEORIA PUBLIC WORKS
The Peoria Public Works Department is dedicated to improving the quality of the City’s far reaching infrastructure through best management practices and by providing high levels of customer service to business owners/operators, residents, and visitors alike.
The Department’s team strives to plan, design, build, maintain and operate public infrastructure in a manner that respects historical architecture, the community and environment while preserving the City’s assets for succeeding generations. The Department is made up of three divisions: Finance, Administration and Communications, Operations and Engineering.
Finance, Administration, and Communications
Engineering
Some of the specialized areas this Division handles are: road projects, Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Project, storm water projects, stormwater utility credits and grants, Erosion Control permits, Floodplain administration, Neighborhood Block Party permits, Right-of-Way Management, Sidewalk Programs (Sidewalk Participation and SINR – Sidewalks In Need of Repair), the Special Assessment Program, and Street Address Assignments.
Operations
Forestry services were added to this Division in 2010, and that work includes tree removals and mowing of grass on City-owned lots, in City rights-of-way and in boulevard areas. These services are provided by contract. Between 150 and 200 trees are removed annually under one of our contracts, and limb removal and tree trimming operations are performed by City staff and contractors, as needed and when time permits.
Snow removal services are provided by this Division each winter. For storm response, the staff moves to a 12-hour split shift to provide around-the-clock response to storm events. The City’s fleet of snow plows are used during storm events and the crews use road salt or a mix of road salt and sand, depending on weather conditions. Pre-treatment with a liquid form brine or calcium chloride is used when needed, to provide for anti-icing.
Most of the streets within the limits of the City of Peoria are the responsibility of the City of Peoria. However, there are some streets that are not the responsibility of the City of Peoria for maintenance and snow removal. The State of Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has the responsibility for War Memorial Drive, I-74, Route 6, and Knoxville north of War Memorial Drive. Peoria County also has a few roadways in the City that they are responsible for and these include Charter Oak Road west of Big Hollow Road, Big Hollow Road, Willow Knolls Road, Wilhelm Road and a few others throughout the City.
The Operations Division also encompasses traffic control including electricians, the sign shop, parking meter management, and a traffic painting crew.