Bumpy Crossings Derailed - Smoother Roads for Oakland

• Click here for information about the sidewalk repair program.
• Pothole Blitz 2006

This section is responsible for repair and maintenance of city streets. It also performs repair of damage to sidewalks, gutters, curbs and driveways caused by official city trees.

This section is also responsible for:

• Pot Hole Repair
• Crack and Joint Seal
• Berms
• Street Depressions
• Mudslides Removal
• Speed Bumps Installation
• Damaged Guardrails
• Fencing (City right-of-way)
• Damaged stairways and pathways (on public property)

Facts About Oakland's Infrastructure - Streets and Sidewalks

• Maintain 2,300 lane miles of streets; 1,120 miles of linear sidewalk (the distance from Oakland to Dallas, TX); and 150 blocks of pedestrian pathways.
• Currently on an 85-year resurfacing cycle, which means a street will be resurfaced once in your lifetime. The industry standard is a 25-year cycle.
• 33% of streets are in Very Good to Excellent condition; 35% in Good to Fair condition; and 32% in Poor to Very Poor condition.
• Property owners are responsible for maintaining the sidewalks adjacent to their property, unless damaged from a city-owned street tree.
• Repaired 930 city-owned, tree-damaged sidewalks in 2004.
• Learn more Facts About Oakland's Infrastructure (pdf format)

Contact:

Public Works Supervisor II
Dale Smith (510) 615-5472

Public Works Supervisor I - Heavy paving, base repair
Vacant (510) 615-5566

Public Works Supervisor I - Pot holes, berms, crack and joint sealing
Vacant (510) 615-5986

Public Works Supervisor I - Concrete repair
Manuel Valdez (510) 482-7854

Administrative Assistant I
Vacant (510) 615-5566

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