Seattle Street Maintenance

The Street Maintenance Division of the Seattle Department of Transportation is responsible for keeping street pavement clean and in good repair. Its staff sweeps and flushes streets, empties city s litter receptacles located on sidewalks, removes snow and ice, repairs potholes and pavements excavated for work on underground utilities, and takes care of minor asphalt and concrete paving jobs. The division monitors the performance of city s streets and establishes multiyear repaving priorities. The Street Maintenance Division of the Seattle Department of Transportation also offers landslide clean up services in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities. It is owned by the government of the City of Seattle in Washington.