This Division of Engineering and Construction is
responsible for engineering, surveying and major construction
of streets, bridges and sidewalks in the City's public right-of-way.
This responsibility includes the development management and completion
of the City's street and bridge capital improvement program. Work
by other agencies and private parties in the public right-of-way
is also monitored, reviewed and field inspected.
The Division's Bureau of Sidewalks enforces Section
729.12 of the revised code of the State of Ohio to assure the
proper maintenance of all sidewalks in the City's right-of-way.
This very active program includes the Sidewalk Assessment Program
and the Sidewalk Citation Program.
Surveying responsibilities include the maintenance
of lot plats, street addresses, right-of-way descriptions, public
survey points and monuments, and City boundaries. This work includes
records management, as well as processing and documenting all
changes to Survey/Plat information.
The Division has embarked on the development and
implementation of a Geographic Information System (G.I.S.), which
will provide cost - saving solutions for map and street address-related
tasks encountered by virtually every division in the City.
The Division's Bureau of Bridges and Docks maintains
and operates the City's six lift bridges spanning the Cuyahoga
River. It is also responsible for the full or partial maintenance
of the City's 246 bridges and regular structural inspection of
130 City bridges.
MISSION
To manage the City's public right-of-way in a manner
that ensures safe passage of pedestrians and vehicles as they
commute to and from their neighborhoods by developing and implementing
plans for maintenance and construction of roadways, streets and
sidewalks.
PROGRAM NAME: ROAD AND BRIDGE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
OBJECTIVE:
To improve the safety, performance, life-span
and aesthetics of the City's transportation infrastructure through
design and construction projects.
ACTIVITY:
Inspect infrastructure and make recommendations
for Capital Program projects.
Prepare engineering plans, specifications and
cost estimates.
Coordinate the selection and award of consulting
service and construction contracts.
Manage consultant engineering firms and construction
companies under contract with the city.
Ensure design and construction work complies
with Federal, State and local standards.
Pursue and coordinate ODOT, County and private
capital improvement projects in the City's public right-of-way.
PROGRAM NAME: SURVEY/PLATS
OBJECTIVE:
To provide the general public and other City
agencies with accurate survey documents and data needed for
orderly property development.
ACTIVITY:
Maintain records of all survey monuments, plats
and subdivisions.
Maintain records for the assignment of street
and house numbers.
Verify all elevations, lines and points, with
documents and field work.
Replace survey monuments, as needed.
PROGRAM NAME: BRIDGE MAINTENANCE
OBJECTIVE:
To improve the safety, performance and aesthetics
of the City's bridges through repair projects.
ACTIVITY:
Inspect and repair bridges, on a priority basis
as funds allow.
Provide routine maintenance of bridges, especially the City's
six life bridges, on a priority basis as funds allow.
PROGRAM NAME: BRIDGE OPERATION
OBJECTIVE:
To provide for the safe and efficient flow of
river and vehicular traffic on the Cuyahoga River.
ACTIVITY:
Operate the City's six lift bridges over the
Cuyahoga River as required.
PROGRAM NAME: SIDEWALKS
OBJECTIVE:
To improve the safety, performance, life-span
and aesthetics of sidewalks in the City's public right-of-way.
ACTIVITY:
Handle complaints from the public.
Enforce City code requiring the maintenance of
sidewalks by adjacent property owners.
Manage the City's sidewalk construction program
using assessments and ward allocation funds.
PROGRAM NAME: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
SYSTEM (G.I.S.)
OBJECTIVE:
To develop and implement a Citywide and regionally-consistent
Geographic Information System for use by all City agencies and
the public.
ACTIVITY:
Coordinate with other public agencies in the
region to redevelop the consistent, cooperative interaction
of all developing system.
Develop necessary hardware, software, data systems
and employee training as required.
Develop and implement the necessary organizational
structure to fully utilize the new system Citywide
