Public Works Department

News from the Department of Public Works
Due to the freeze and thaw conditions we are experiencing an abundance of potholes. We are focusing on the main roads first, then the half miles and side streets as priority.

DPW employees along with hired contractors are trimming city trees in the right of ways. All trimming is being done within the specifications outlined in the city ordinance.

DPW General Information, Potholes, Street Sweeping, Trimming, etc.  (586) 759-9270.

Please click here to view a map of the road maintenance responsibilities.

REPORT-A-POLLUTER
If you see illegal dumping into a street storm drain, a ditch or a creek Call Public Works Commissioner Candice S. Miller’s HOTLINE at 1-877-679-4337 and report the activity.

What You Can Do To Protect Our Waterways

A Citizen’s Guide to Cold Weather Practices to Prevent Stormwater Pollution

You can now monitor the city of Warren DPW Snow Plow Trucks as they progress throughout the city. Through the SnowPaths GPS system located on the city website here: https://portal.snowpaths.com/public/983277/983282

Road Responsibilities

(The following is a list of which roads the City of Warren or Macomb County is responsible for street sweeping, maintenance and snow removal.)

• Macomb County Roads – 10 Mile, 12 Mile, 14 Mile, Dequindre (10 Mile to 14 Mile), Hayes, Mound, Schoenherr. Total Lane Miles: 118.5
• State of Michigan Roads (Maintained by Macomb County) – Groesbeck, Van Dyke Avenue
• State of Michigan Roads (Maintained by Wayne County) – Eight Mile
• State of Michigan Roads (Maintained by MDOT) – Walter Reuther Freeway (I696), 11 Mile Service Drive (Warner east to Merideth), 11 Mile Service Drive (RR Tracks Sherwood east to Hayes) Total Lane Miles 88.98

(Listed below are the road responsibilities of the City of Warren, in priority order. Maintenance and snow removal are completed in this order.)

• City of Warren Roads
• Primary Roads – 9 Mile, Chicago Road, Chicago Road South, Hoover, Ryan, Old 13 Mile, 11 Mile Service Drive (Dequindre to Warner), 11 Mile Service Drive (Merideth east to the RR Tracks east of Mound), 13 Mile, Dequindre (8 Mile to 10 Mile). Total Lane Miles 124.78
• Secondary Roads – Arden, Beebe, Bunert, Civic Center, Common, Dawson, Engleman, Federal (Toepfer to 9 Mile), Frazho, Gloede, Kennedy, Lorraine, MacArthur, Mackersie, Marmon, Martin, Masonic, Milton, Sherwood, Stephens, Toepfer, Waltham, Warner, Washington. Total Lane Miles 145.12.
• Bridges – Bridges by their nature are separated from ground level and therefore are perpetually exposed to the elements on all sides. This condition causes them to “ice up” more quickly than the rest of the roadway system. Consequently, salting is required more often to abate icy, slippery conditions.
• Emergency Access Routes – To be cleared after completion of major and secondary roads. NOTE: School Access Routes are not necessarily the streets in which students are pick up by the school bus. These roads typically are the road providing quick access for school buses from a secondary or primary road to the school.
• Residential Streets – To be cleared as equipment and manpower are available after primary, secondary, and school access routes are completed (as time remains after the above tasks are completed). This policy exists provided that snowfall is over four inches or extremely hazardous conditions exist for an extended period of time. No removal operations will occur if rapidly ascending temperatures are expected. Total Lane Miles 532.

Note: It should be understood that snowfalls that follow closely upon one another may disrupt the above-mentioned routine as efforts need to be diverted to a higher priority.