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DPW: Highway Division continued from previous page Highway Division ROLE: To main- tain 126 miles of accepted streets and sidewalks, the drainage sys- tem, brooks, and street and traffic signs and signals Expenditures Payroll FY07 FY06 $6081482 $6111632 Expenses $2701010 $2071567 Personnel Full Time 13 13 Full Time 2 2 and to oversee the Road Machinery Division and Snow Removal Operations. Superintendent: Kevin Cafferty since June 2007. HIGHLIGHTS: • Street and Sidewalk Repair: Used more than 1660 tons of asphalt to maintain roads and sidewalks and to install asphalt curbing. Installed 2,000 feet of formed asphalt curbing and installed or repaired more than 600 feet of hand - formed asphalt curbing to prevent roadside erosion. • Sidewalk Improvements: Replaced sidewalks on sections of Meriam, Bedford and Waltham Streets, Sedge Road, and Brookside Avenue. 13 concrete handicapped sidewalks ramps with tactile warning systems were installed on Meriam Street. • Storm Drain Maintenance: Repaired and rebuilt more than 30 catch basins. • Catch Basin Cleaning: Cleaned all 4,766 catch basins. • Street Sweeping: Performed by Town personnel on a straight -time basis using two Town -owned sweepers. A new sweeper, purchased through the capital budget, was put into service in October. • Traffic Line and Crosswalk Markings: A contractor painted lines in the fall; DPW staff painted crosswalk and parking lines in the spring and summer. • Traffic Sign Maintenance: Maintained 2,400 traffic control signs and 500 parking meters. All repairs and installations were handled to ensure a timely response to traffic control issues. Staff continued to use the computerized sign -cut- ting machine to create larger, more - reflective street signs in house. • Traffic Signal Maintenance: Maintained 10 traffic control signals and 11 additional flashing signals or spotlights. Staff replaced bulbs, and a private contractor performed repairs as needed. • DPW Facility Move: During most of the summer and fall staff concentrated on cleaning out the facility and moving supplies and equipment to new storage areas. Snow Removal Operations ROLE: To han- dle all snow- plowing and sanding opera- tions using DPW staff and 34 Expenditures Payroll FY07 FY06 $3701377 $3911511 Expenses $3871037 $7101826 Personnel Full Time All DPW All DPW Staff Staff pieces of Town -owned equipment including 8 sanders and 31 pieces of hired plowing equipment and operators. HIGHLIGHTS: • Lexington experienced 15 snow and ice events during the 2006 -2007 winter. Three storms required full plowing operations by Town staff and outside contractors; 5,691 tons of sand and salt were used, but no overnight opera- tions to remove snow piles from the Center Business District were necessary. • New snow blowers have proven effective to clear snow from the center and sidewalks, resulting in a much- clean- er finished product. The loader- mounted blower permits the clearing of snow from the center more frequently and has proven to be more cost - effective. Road Machinery Division KULL: I o main- tain all DPW vehi- cles in a ready, active status. DPW equipment con- sists of 160 vehi- cles ranging from d k Expenditures Payroll FY07 FY06 $1251692 $1191530 Expenses $5391007 $3561793 Personnel Full Time 4 4 se ans, pic ups, and dump trucks to off -road construction equipment, including backhoes, front -end loaders, lawn mowers, and landscaping and lawn maintenance equipment. HIGHLIGHTS: • In winter, rebuilt street sweepers and maintained land- scaping equipment. • In summer, repaired and painted snowplows and sander bodies and kept highway, public grounds, and water and sewer equipment in operation. • Relocated the mechanics repair shop and parts and supplies to the compost facility on Hartwell Avenue in October. • Purchased 4 new replacement vehicles that are hybrids: 2 Ford Focuses and 2 Ford Rangers, allowed in the FY07 budget. • During the ongoing preventive maintenance program, each vehicle is evaluated and prioritized in the vehicle replacement survey. continued on next page Page 34 2007 Annual Report, Town of Lexington