Public Works

The Public Works Department is responsible for all construction projects and maintenance within the public right-of-ways, public facilities and traffic signals.

Activities associated with these areas are street repairs, street light, traffic signal maintenance, storm drainage maintenance, snow removal, capital improvement administration, project inspection and facility management.

The Department consists of four divisions:

Locations
Admin/Engineering, City Hall, 100 E. Santa Fe St, in downtown Olathe
Streets Service Center, 400 E Harold St
Traffic Maintenance Center, 301 N Rogers Rd
Traffic Operation Center, 309 N Rogers Rd
Facilities Maintenance, West Santa Fe Building, 200 W Santa Fe St

Hours
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (except Holidays).

I. Engineering Division
The Engineering Division ensures that infrastructure improvements are functional, durable, and cost effective. This is accomplished by providing responsive civil engineering services for the planning, design, and inspection of development infrastructure and support of city operation divisions. Engineering ensures that the improvements comply with current engineering standards and occur in a manner that is consistent with current City Council policy.

II. Facilities Maintenance Division
The Facility Maintenance program provides and maintains safe, accessible, sanitary and environmentally pleasant facilities for the public, tenants and staff through a planned and organized customer based, need driven maintenance and custodial operation.

III. Streets Division
The Street Maintenance Division furnishes the citizens of Olathe with safe, efficient and responsive transportation and storm water infrastructure. This is accomplished through the installation, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of streets, sidewalks and drainage facilities throughout the city. The division also provides snow and ice control as required to provide safe movement of traffic during winter storms.

IV. Traffic Division
Traffic Division provides responsive civil and traffic engineering services for the planning, design, inspection and maintenance of all traffic control devices and facilities for the following activities: plan for and coordinate future transportation needs; plan and administer construction of public traffic safety improvements; review construction plans for public and private improvement projects; perform daily inspections of public traffic safety improvement projects; perform traffic engineering designs, studies and reviews; manage the leased street light system; maintain all street signs and pavement markings; maintain city owned traffic signals, school beacons and street lights.