The City of Bloomington Department of Public Works - Street Division recently contracted for a citywide assessment that analyzed the current condition of streets, sidewalks, sidepaths and Americans with Disabilities Act compliant accessible curb ramps. This project builds upon a similar effort that was last performed in 2017-2018 by the Public Works Department and updates the condition data that was collected at that time for these important transportation assets.

The City of Bloomington Department of Public Works - Street Division recently contracted for a citywide assessment that analyzed the current condition of streets, sidewalks, sidepaths and Americans with Disabilities Act compliant accessible curb ramps. This project builds upon a similar effort that was last performed in 2017-2018 by the Public Works Department and updates the condition data that was collected at that time for these important transportation assets.

The Street Division of the Public Works Department provides maintenance and repair for the City of Bloomington’s approximately 237 lane miles of streets. It is tasked with street paving and resurfacing; maintenance repairs to the City’s alley network; construction and installation of sidewalks, curbs and accessible ramps; repair and maintenance of lane markings, street signs and traffic control devices; snow removal operations; street sweeping and leaf collection. In addition, the Division works with the City’s Urban Forester to provide care and maintenance of trees in the public right of way in order to reduce accidents.

Data is included per year of Street Division operations since 2004.

Note: Public Works Department division data sets prior to 2014 are available upon request.

The Facilities Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department is responsible for sustaining the quality and functionality of the City of Bloomington’s buildings and structures (outside of those owned by the Parks & Recreation and Utilities Departments). These include a total of 18 individual municipal buildings, 4 parking garages and 5 surface parking lots, as well as upkeep and maintenance of 5 facilities owned by the City of Bloomington Redevelopment Commission.

Annual statistics for the Facilities Maintenance Division includes data for total budget allocation, number of personnel assigned, buildings maintained, total vehicles and gallons of unleaded fuel used (data on fuel usage goes back to 2015, when the Facilities Maintenance Division assumed responsibility of the City's pool cars, which are vehicles that can be reserved and used by any City of Bloomington employee for official business).

Note: Public Works Department division data sets prior to 2014 are available upon request.

A detailed report concerning data for the City's sidewalk network (location, surface type, length and condition rating of either Good, Fair or Poor).

Annual statistics about operations of the Parking Enforcement division of Public Works. In 2014, the Parking Enforcement division of Public Works became part of the Bloomington Police Department. Includes: Annual Budget, Number of Employees, Violations Issued, Amounts Collected.

Pavement information by street branch. This includes section information, length, width, area and various Pavement Condition Index (PCI) information. Please see the Bloomington project summary document for more detailed information regarding the PCI ratings.

Additional pavement information drilled down from the street branch report. This includes pavement section data such as street surface type, functional classification, true area (in both feet and yards), length (in both feet and miles) and the section's Pavement Condition Index (PCI) rating. Please see the Bloomington project summary document for more detailed information regarding the PCI ratings.

Annual statistics about the accomplishments (per task) of the Board of Public Works. Data collection began in 2018.

Note: Public Works Department division data sets prior to 2014 are available upon request.