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Road maintenance is an essential part of Public Works. The City of Dayton has 121 cul-de-sacs and 72.4 miles of city streets, which are maintained by the city’s public works. By providing proper maintenance, Dayton’s road system will give residents safe roads to travel on and extend the life of the roads. In the winter, staff work to clear snow and put salt down to help with icy conditions. Spring, summer, and fall months are utilized to fix potholes, complete crack-filling, and other maintenance work.
The City contracts out the majority of the asphalt road maintenance from full street reconstruction to crack-filling. Staff is responsible for fixing potholes, so if you know of one, please submit a contact form by choosing the department drop down menu to Public Works. Staff is also responsible for gravel road maintenance. They provide additional class 5 gravel where needed, and grade the roads in order to ensure proper storm water runoff.
Snow Removal
In the City of Dayton, snowfall of 2 inches or more will trigger a snow event. Staff have established an order of priority, to most efficiently and effectively use the staff and resources available to us, and to allow emergency services to operate and to allow residents to get to and from their homes. The order of priority is as follows:
- Snow accumulation of 2 inches or more
- Drifting of snow that causes problems for travel
- Icy conditions which seriously affect travel
- Time of snowfall in relationship to heavy use streets
Driveway Clearing Tips
It is always difficult to keep the end of the driveway clear, and it is frustrating for residents who have cleared the end of the driveway only to have the plow come around and fill it back in again, it is also frustrating for the plow drivers, we do not want to create more work for residents than is absolutely necessary.
A few things to consider to lessen the impact of the snow plowing operations, if we are experiencing a multiple day snow event, the City will conduct several partial plows to keep main roads and residential streets open, cul-de-sacs will have one pass to maintain resident access, trails other than safe routes to school will not be plowed. Once the snow has stopped, staff will commence a full plow that will include plowing curb to curb as close as possible to keep streets functioning at optimum levels. Residents should wait to clear driveways until the plow has come by during the full plow, if possible.
The diagram below shows how residents can clear their driveways to reduce the volume of snow deposited by the plow at driveway entrances. The plow will always deposit snow in the driveway, but following the diagram below will limit the impact and avoid a pile of snow at the driveway entrance.
City Staff need to maintain the width of the Streets within the City so that cars can pass each other and allow for School Buses, Garbage haulers, Post Office Deliveries, Delivery Trucks and Public Safety vehicles to navigate the streets safely where cars may be parked on the Street. Public Works Staff will be widening out Streets as much as possible this may result in snow being pushed back into yards, we will make every possible effort to avoid depositing snow in driveways or damage to property.
Clearing Hydrants
Plow drivers do their best to avoid blocking hydrants, however this is not always possible especially when we have substantial amounts of snow. Keeping streets and trails open is the primary goal for the City’s snow plowing crews, once those responsibilities are concluded Staff will open up hydrants. Staff are asking for residents to help with maintaining the hydrants in front of their homes, this will help Staff and the Fire Department in case of an Emergency.
Parking Regulations
Parking is prohibited on city streets after a 2-inch snowfall. Parking may not resume on the street until it has been plowed curb-to-curb. Violators may be towed. In addition, Parking on streets in the City of Dayton is prohibited between the hours of 2 am and 6 am without a permit.
Street Light Outages
The City of Dayton has multiple electric utility service providers in Dayton. To find out who the service provider is in your area, please review the Electric Utility Service Map and report to the appropriate Utility Provider. If you are unable to resolve the issue, please contact us 763-427-3224.
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Mailboxes
Plow drivers try their best to get as close to the mail boxes as possible. Clearing the residual snow so that mail can be delivered, is the responsibility of the resident. Damage to mailboxes happens from time to time, however the City will only replace mailboxes if the snow plow has made contact with them. In many instances the mailboxes or posts are damaged from the impact of the snow coming off the plow. Please inspect the damage to determine if the plow hit the mailbox before reporting the damage to Public Works 763-427-3224.
Street Sweeping
Every year the City of Dayton hires a contractor to sweep the streets twice a year. The effort is scheduled to remove the winter debris buildup and winter ice sanding material prior to spring rains and flushing into the City’s storm sewer system. Public Works will make an announcement within the Communicator as well as Announcements on our City page when street sweeping is scheduled.
Ditch Mowing Procedures
The City of Dayton will do selective ditch mowing beginning mid-June. If there is a safety concern, the ditch will be mowed. However, in an effort to give nesting birds and animals that use the roadside ditches to raise hatch-lings and young animals, full mowing will not occur until August 1. This policy is a recommendation for State, County and Township by MN/DOT & DNR.
If you have additional questions, please contact our Public Works Department at 763-427-3224