[Street Talk - Unimproved Alleys]
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HI, EVERYONE. I'M PATTY MORAN WITH STREET TALK.
DID YOU KNOW THERE'S ALMOST 100 MILES OF UNIMPROVED ALLEYS AND EASEMENTS IN GARLAND? THE CITY MAINTAINS THEM BY DOING GRADING, WHICH CONSISTS OF SMOOTHING OUT UNPAVED AREAS AND RESTORING PROPER DRAINAGE.
SO WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOUR ALLEY TO BE GRADED? THIS IS DONE TO ELIMINATE UNEVEN AREAS, RUTS AND OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY VEHICLES, WEATHER AND OTHER FACTORS THAT PREVENT WATER FROM RAIN EVENTS TO DRAIN PROPERLY.
THE GRADING PROCESS IMPROVES TRAVEL AND HELPS MAINTAIN PROPER DRAINAGE BECAUSE IF UNIMPROVED ALLEYS AREN'T REGRADED PERIODICALLY, IT COULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE PONDING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO PRIVATE PROPERTIES.
GRADING OCCURS BY FIRST SURVEYING THE ALLEY TO VERIFY WHERE THE PROBLEM AREAS ARE.
A STREET CREW WILL THEN USE A SKID STEER LOADER TO ELIMINATE UNEVEN AREAS AND RUTTING. THE ALLEY WILL THEN BE GRADED SO WATER CAN DRIAIN TO THE PROPER OUTFALL.
SO HOW DO YOU GET YOUR ALLEY GRADED? YOU CAN REQUEST TO HAVE YOUR UNIMPROVED ALLEY BE REGRADED BY CALLING OR EMAILING THE STREET DEPARTMENT OR BY USING E-ASSIST, WHICH IS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR REQUEST.
BUT ALSO, WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING, MOWING AND TRIMMING HALF OF THE WIDTH OF THE UNIMPROVED ALLEY AND/OR EASEMENT THAT IS ADJACENT TO YOUR PROPERTY.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT UNIMPROVED ALLEYS AND THE RESPONSIBILITY
YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN YOUR ALLEY, PLEASE CONTACT THE STREET
DEPARTMENT AT 972-205-3555 OR SEND AN EMAIL
AT STREET@GARLANDTX.GOV.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.