What we do

Find out about the services Public Works provides to the city.
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Mission

Our mission is to:

  • Build, operate and maintain the public infrastructure
  • Provide services with a high performing Public Works department
  • Lead with collaboration and public and private engagement as standard business practices

What our divisions do

Responsible for City vehicle supply with thousands of cars, light trucks and heavy trucks in our inventory. Fleet also manages and maintains vehicles.

Fleet Services
Collects garbage, recycling, organics (food scraps), yard waste and large items from 107,000 customers. 51% of our customers recycle organics.

Solid Waste & Recycling
Maintains the storm water and sanitary sewers. We also maintain and enhance public infrastructure such as pipes, tunnels, pumps and ponds.

Surface Waters & Sewers
Manages traffic signs, signals & lane striping. We design, install & maintain streetlights. Owns & maintains parking ramps & oversees the Impound lot.

Traffic & Parking Services
Designs & manages transportation related projects (streets, streetscapes, bridges). Also pavement, Right of Way, special assessments & engineering.

Transportation Engineering & Design
Completes street & sidewalk repair such as potholes, joint sealing & seal coating. They maintain bridges, do street sweeping & snow and ice control.

Transportation Maintenance & Repair
Oversees traffic planning with a focus on alternate ways to get around, such as bicycles, pedestrians, light rail, & other public transit modes.

Transportation Planning & Programming
Treats, distributes, and maintains water for Minneapolis and surrounding communities. Staff is also in charge of water connections and permits.

Water Treatment & Distribution Services
Supports the many Public Works divisions with administration, budget, systems management, HR, staff development, policies and procedures.

Administration

Public Works facts

Public Works employees design, build, operate and maintain the following: 

8,383 Parking meters

21 billion gallons of clean water

57 Miles of parkways

101,000 Water meters

1,093 miles of roads

100,000 water service connections

81 miles of on-street bikeways

1,800 City vehicles

85 miles of off-street bikeways

100,000 street signs

48,000 street lights

4,042 retaining walls 

99,434 tons of solid waste

820 miles of sanitary sewers

18,026 tons of recyclables

565 miles of storm pipes

411 bridges

22 miles of deep storm tunnels

16 Parking ramps

5.5 Miles of sanitary tunnels

9 surface lots

35,000 manholes

800 signalized intersections

55,000 catch basins

8,000 hydrants

10 storm water ponds

1,000 miles of water pipes

  

Public Works jobs and internships

You can learn about featured Public Works jobs, internships and job events.
See our jobs and internships

Contact us

Public Works

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

Address

City Hall
350 S. 5th St., Room 203
Minneapolis, MN 55415
 
 
Office hours

Our office is closed to the public at this time.