Street Department

*PLEASE NOTE: THE CITY OF ELKHORN DOES NOT POST WEIGHT LIMITS ON CITY STREETS FOR THE SPRING THAW.

This Department is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the City's sanitary and storm sewers, repair and maintenance of the City's streets, sidewalks, curbs, and public parking lots.  Other functions include street sweeping, traffic line striping, street sign maintenance, and weed abatement.  Downtown streets are swept every Friday when the weather permits.  Remaining city streets are swept twice a year.  Snow and ice control are given priority whenever necessary on the 48 miles of City streets.  Work includes sewer jetting, root cutting, lift station monitoring and maintenance.  If you are experiencing a sewer back up, please call the Public Works Department so we can check our main lines for problems.  The main work activities of this division are:

• Sewer jetting.
• Sewer root cutting.
• Sewer repairs.
• Lift station maintenance and monitoring.
• Flood response.
• Catch basin maintenance.
• Snow plowing.
• Shoulder repairs. 
• Street sweeping. 
• Providing and setting up of barricades for special events.
• Emergency street closures.
• Administration of the crack sealing program.
• Street and parking lot salting.
• Public Works Facility yard maintenance.
• Street paving program.