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HI, EVERYONE. I'M PATTY MORAN WITH STREET TALK Q&AS.
HERE TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT GARTLAND STREETS. SOME OF YOU HAVE ASKED...
WHAT EXACTLY DOES A GARLAND STREET DEPARTMENT DO? WELL, TO BEGIN, THE STREET DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING MORE THAN 1000 MILES OF LANES AND ALLEYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF DRIVING FROM GARLAND TO BROWNSVILLE AND BACK.
THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.
FIRST IS THE STREET AND ALLEY CONSTRUCTION DIVISION.
THEY TAKE CARE OF THE BIGGER CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
THE SECOND IS THE MAINTENANCE SERVICES DIVISION.
THEY CLEAN DEBRIS, PATCH POTHOLES AND FIX SMALLER STREET ISSUES.
AND FINALLY, THE STORMWATER MAINTENANCE DIVISION.
THEY LOOK AFTER STORM DRAINS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING AND POLLUTION.
OK. TRUE OR FALSE? THE STREET DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS THESE STREETLIGHTS. FALSE.
IT'S ACTUALLY GARLAND POWER AND LIGHT THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE.
TRUE OR FALSE? THE STREET DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
FALSE. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TAKES CARE OF THAT FOR YOU.
TRUE OR FALSE? THE STREET DEPARTMENT REPAIRS GUARDRAILS, REMOVES FALLEN TREES FROM THE ROAD, SWEEP STREETS AND INSTALLS ROAD HUMPS. ALL TRUE.
STREET CREWS NOT ONLY DO THAT, BUT ALSO APPLY SAND TO THE STREETS DURING SNOW AND ICE STORMS AND MONITOR FLOODGATES DURING HEAVY RAINS.
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS, ANSWERS TO SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE STREET QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THIS POST.
THE STREET DEPARTMENT IS HERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR STREET NEEDS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.