Division Overview
The Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department, focuses on the the city's sanitary and storm sewers, streets, and parks. This includes the design and construction of public facilities, parks, and medians; engineering, architectural and landscape design services; and traffic engineering.
Streets & Sidewalks
Maintaining the city's streets and sidewalks includes more than the annual repair and paving projects. Street signs, road markings, and traffic signals are all part of providing safe accessible streets. Because of the extensive use of trees on Piedmont's streets, one of the department's most important duties is routine street sweeping.
Trees
The city maintains over 8,000 trees on 85 streets throughout the city and has a regular program to plant, trim and replace these trees. It is illegal to spray, prune, top or trim the city's trees and violators will be cited. If you believe that a city street tree needs immediate attention, call (510) 420-3050.
Waste Services & Diversion
Republic Services Inc. is the city's provider of garbage, green waste and recycling services, including e-waste. You are encouraged to call the franchisee directly at 800-320-8077 to report missed pick-ups, noise problems or special needs. If you do not feel that your needs have been adequately met, call the city at (510) 420-3050.
Storm Sewer System
The Federal Clean Water Act and 1987 Amendment required that Piedmont take steps to improve its storm drain system and minimize the effect of pollutants which wash from the city streets into city storms drains and then into Lake Merritt and San Francisco Bay. Dumping chemicals, paint, dirt or debris into the storm drains is prohibited by law. For more information, call the city at (510) 420-3050 or visit the Alameda Countywide Cleanwater Program's website at cleanwaterprogram.org. A map of the City of Piedmont's current municipal separate storm system (MS4) is available upon request at the Planning & Building counter at City Hall.
Your Measure B and VRF Money At Work
Measure B, a tax approved by Alameda County voters in November 2000, provides programmatic pass-through funds for bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, Alameda County bridges and local streets and roads. In Piedmont, Measure B funds are used for annual street resurfacing projects and bicycle and pedestrian projects, such as Piedmont's project on Grand Avenue. For more information on countywide transportation improvements, visit the Alameda County Transportation Commission website.
Engineering
Professional engineering services have been provided by contract since 1984. Contractors provide expertise in a variety of engineering services (city engineering, planning services, traffic engineering services, capital projects, etc.) for the City's operation as well as acting in the capacity of City Engineer.
Corporation Yard
Location & Hours
Piedmont Corporation Yard
898 Red Rock Road
Piedmont, CA 94611
7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Monday through Friday
Phone
(510) 420-3065