Streets and Traffic Division

Daily Street Maintenance

• Street Excavation and Repairs: DPW personnel make repairs to catch basins, manholes, and crosswalks.
• Pothole Repair: The Streets Division makes a concentrated effort to fill potholes within two business days. During the summer months, the Division uses hot mix asphalt and cold mix in the winter months.
• Asphalting Paving: Streets employees have started working with the Engineering Division to complete the paving on Capital Improvement Projects. Streets employees will also repair the neighborhood streets using the asphalt paving machine.

Street Sweeping

Street sweeping is weather dependent and not performed in inclement weather. During the operational months from April to November, the Department of Public Works sweeps more than 5,000 miles of the curb line. Keep in mind that you may not necessarily see the sweeper on your street because operations start at 5:00 a.m. It takes four to six weeks to complete a full sweep of the entire city. City street sweepers also sweep up after car accidents and often assist Public Works construction crews by sweeping up areas prior to asphalt paving.

Traffic Signs, Signals, & Pavement Markings

The City of Sheboygan has approximately 30,000 signs, ranging from stop signs, street name signs, speed limit signs, no parking signs, and custom signs. All City of Sheboygan signs are designed, fabricated, and installed by City Staff.

There are 39 signalized intersections, seven red flashing signals, and two yellow flashing signals within the City of Sheboygan. In addition to the traffic signals, the City owns and maintains over 2,700 street lights, 505 pathway lights, parking lot lights, and 1,380 lights in our park system.

The Streets and Traffic Division maintains crosswalks at 405 different locations throughout the City and 195 traffic arrows at 72 different locations.