Public Works Fun Facts
Public Works employees design, build, operate and maintain the following infrastructure.
| 7,000 Parking Meters 57 Miles of Parkways 1,093 Miles of Roads 81 Miles on-street bikeways 85 Miles off-street bikeways 35,000 Street lights 99,434 tons of solid waste 18,026 tons of recyclables 411 Bridges 17 Parking Ramps 7 Surface Lots 800 Signalized Intersections 8,000 Hydrants 1,000 Miles of water pipes 21 billion gallons of clean water | 101,000 Water Meters 100,000 Water Service Connections 1,800 City Vehicles 100,000 Street Signs 4,042 Retaining Walls 820 Miles of Sanitary Sewers 565 Miles of storm pipes 22 miles of deep storm tunnels 5.5 miles of sanitary tunnels 35,000 manholes 55,000 catch basins 10 storm water ponds 127 grit chambers 387 outfalls |
Last updated Aug. 29, 2012