Sugar Land Public Works Department Highlights

Services

Street Drainage

• Drainage Operations - The Street/Drainage Division is responsible for the inspection and maintenance of storm sewer lines and open ditches.
• Mosquito Control - Applications of both larvicide and spraying for the most efficient mosquito control resolution.
• Mosquito Spraying Schedule - During mosquito season, the City receives weekly sprayings on Fridays.
• Rights-of-way Mowing - Rough cut mowing is done 13 times throughout the year and groom cut mowing is done on an as needed basis.
• Sidewalk Maintenance - Through citizens' requests and annual inspections, sidewalk failures are identified and prioritized for repair or replacement.
• Street Maintenance - Through citizens' requests and annual inspection, asphalt and concrete failures are identified and prioritized for repair or replacement.
• Street Sweeping - The primary objective of the program is to provide routine sweeping and cleaning of high traffic areas throughout the City where accumulations of debris occur.

Traffic Management

• Street Lights - Staff performs monthly inspections for streetlights, which have missing globes or are burning during daylight hours. Staff also performs quarterly inspections of all street lights throughout the City, reporting non-working street lights to Reliant Energy/HL&P.
• Traffic Operations - Traffic Operations identifies needed traffic improvements throughout the City and coordinates the design and the construction of these projects.
• Emergency Field Response - Staff is on-call at all times to ensure prompt field responses and solutions to traffic problems.
• Traffic Daily Operations - Staff continually monitors the condition and operation of both City and TxDOT traffic signals through frequent field inspections, monitoring via the Traffic Management System workstation, and communications with the Police Department.
• Traffic Flow Cameras - To help keep Sugar Land motorists moving and enable the City to respond quickly to traffic-related incidents, traffic-management cameras have been installed.
• Rapid Response - When emergency road closures are needed, rapid response is critical both for public safety and to minimize traffic congestion and delays.

Solid Waste & Recycling

• Disposal Directory A-Z - Guide for local reuse, recycling, and safe disposal options for hundreds of products and household items.
• Heavy Trash - The City's contractor, Allied Waste Services, will collect and dispose of large items and appliances on either collection day of the week.
• Trash Schedule - Neighborhood service schedule
• Holiday Schedule - Solid Waste & Recycling Holiday Schedule
• Commercial Hauler Requirements - This ordinance established a $100 application fee for a two-year commercial solid waste operator license, plus a four percent license fee.
• Curbside Recycle - BFI provides once-a-week curbside recycling and provides each home with one free 18-gallon blue bin.
• Recycling Drop off Stations - Recycling drop off stations
• Leaf Management - Landfills in Texas are filling up fast, and residents throughout the state are grasscycling and composting items such as lawn clippings and leaves in an effort to prevent landfill problems.
• Permanent Hazardous Waste Facility - Hours of operation and directions.
• Household Hazardous Waste - Many consumer products contain chemicals that may be hazardous to human health or the environment if improperly used, stored or disposed.
• Electronics Recycling - What is electronics recycling and why it is important.

Programs

Capital Improvement Program

• Capital Improvements - This division coordinates the development of the annual five-year Capital Improvements Program and oversees the implementation of carryover and new projects.
• 2006-2010 CIP Program Total Summary

Rights-Of-Way

• Tree Trimming Program - There are now two standards that apply to tree trimming requirements. The first pertains to trees along residential streets. The second applies to all other streets.
• ROW Application - Work/use permit application

Solid Waste & Recycling

• Disposal Directory A-Z - Guide for local reuse, recycling, and safe disposal options for hundreds of products and household items.
• Heavy Trash - The City's contractor, Allied Waste Services, will collect and dispose of large items and appliances on either collection day of the week.
• Trash Schedule - Neighborhood service schedule
• Holiday Schedule - Solid Waste & Recycling Holiday Schedule
• Commercial Hauler Requirements - This ordinance established a $100 application fee for a two-year commercial solid waste operator license, plus a four percent license fee.
• Curbside Recycle - BFI provides once-a-week curbside recycling and provides each home with one free 18-gallon blue bin.
• Recycling Drop off Stations - Recycling drop off stations
• Leaf Management - Landfills in Texas are filling up fast, and residents throughout the state are grasscycling and composting items such as lawn clippings and leaves in an effort to prevent landfill problems.
• Permanent Hazardous Waste Facility - Hours of operation and directions.
• Household Hazardous Waste - Many consumer products contain chemicals that may be hazardous to human health or the environment if improperly used, stored or disposed.
• Electronics Recycling - What is electronics recycling and why it is important.