Public Works

The Public Works Department consists of two divisions: Operations and Engineering. The Operations Division is responsible for roads, grounds, equipment/fleet maintenance and management of the Town’s solid waste system, which includes the Transfer Station. Additionally, the Department is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the wastewater collection system. The Department also assists with transit related issues such as the Traffic Authority and staffing the Transportation Advisory Committee.

Operations road maintenance activities include: snow and ice control; road construction; road surface improvements and maintenance; sidewalks; curbing; drainage construction and maintenance; sign maintenance; street sweeping; line striping; street lighting; bridge maintenance; roadside vegetation control; tree trimming, tree maintenance, and emergency storm cleanup. Through an annual contract, the Division provides snow removal operations to Regional School District #19 and Mansfield Discovery Depot.

Operations grounds maintenance activities include: maintaining Town-owned and operated parks and recreational facilities, including athletic fields, trees, ponds, beaches, lawns and trails; caring for the large turf areas around Town buildings; maintaining and repairing walkways; and maintaining landscaping and controlling vegetation in traffic islands, the Town Square and Downtown Storrs. Through an annual contract, the Division provides grounds maintenance operations to Mansfield Discovery Depot.

Operations equipment and fleet maintenance activities include: repairing, servicing and preventative maintenance (PM) checks for Town owned vehicles and heavy equipment (excluding fire apparatus); and procuring all fuels, parts and supplies for the entire fleet (excluding fire apparatus). 

Solid waste activities, including the Transfer Station and sewer activities, are accounted for respectively in the Solid Waste and Sewer Funds.

Engineering activities include: determining right-of-way boundaries; investigating concerns about roads, drainage and traffic; coordinating the maintenance of the Town’s computerized parcel mapping system and road map; preparing plans and specifications for road, bridge, drainage, and walkway construction projects; reviewing and approving permits and site plans for the Inland Wetlands Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission and DPW; providing construction inspection for most public improvement projects; and laying out athletic fields for school and recreational use;  adhering to the MS4 General Permit by implementing and enforcing a program to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the Town’s highways, roadways, and facilities to the maximum extent practical, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the appropriate requirements of the Clean Water Act.

For after-hours emergencies, please call the State Police at 860.896.3200
They will notify our emergency crews. 

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