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Author: Dan Clark, Street Department Foreman

Sweeping

The street sweeper has been out sweeping daily.  All streets that were oiled and chipped in July have been swept once to pick up excess rock, and will be swept once more.

Street Striping

The striping crew is finished with all the striping of City streets and parking lots for the season.  They used 235 gallons of white marking paint and 130 gallons of yellow.

Limbs, Mowing, and Mosquito Spraying

The limb crew had 279 scheduled stops in August for limb and brush pick up.  There were still many unscheduled stops.

The mowing tractor is out on a daily basis trying to keep up with the City R.O.W.

Mosquito spraying is done on a daily basis twice a day.  This will continue until the temperature drops to a consistently lower temperature.

Drainage and Miscellaneous

A drainage crew replaced 40 feet of 18” storm sewer on State Street where the pipe had rusted.  There was a storm sewer crossing the road at Hadley that had rusted out, and 30 feet was replaced.  The ditch on Fournie Lane was cleaned and re-graded.  A crew removed the island in the road on Twin Oak that was in bad shape.  Two dead trees were removed on N. Clinton and one on Wesley.

Street Repair

Crews put down 157.33 tons of blacktop in order to get streets ready for oiling.  The Department then spread over 25,000 gallons of road oil. 

Street Signs and Banners

Crews replaced summer banners on Main Street with Italian Fest banners.  There were several street signs replaced that had been hit by cars.

Construction Crew

The Crew continues to work diligently on the 159 water line replacement.  They should have all of the water main bored in by mid September.  They will then be switching services over to the new main.

Author: Dan Clark, Foreman

Sweeping
The street sweeper has been out daily sweeping.  Approximately 150 hours were spent sweeping in July.

Street striping
The striping Crew finished painting all yellow stripes on the streets throughout the City, and has now begun painting white stripes.

Limbs and Mowing
The Limb Crew had 309 scheduled stops on the limb list in July.  This does not include the large amount of unscheduled stops.  Remember, if you have limbs to be picked up, please call 346-5214 to schedule a stop.

The mowing tractor has been busy trying to keep up with the mowing of City right-of-ways.  He is out on a daily basis.

Street Maintenance
Crews laid over 200 tons of asphalt this past month in order to get streets ready to be oiled and chipped.  On July 20th and 21st they spread 24,000 gallons of oil.

Drainage
Crews replaced 160 feet of 24” storm sewer on Kneedler that was rusting and had created holes in the roadway and yards.  The crew repaired storm sewers in two places on Golfview, and replaced a culvert on Greenwood.  They installed a catch basin and replaced a storm sewer at Arrowhead and Dina.

Construction Crew
The Construction Crew finished replacing a rusted out 24” storm sewer that crossed Cottage Drive, and have finished the water line installation on Par Drive.  A fence was painted along Pine Lake Road.  They have now begun the installation of a new water line on IL 159, in which they are boring most of it.  There is almost one mile of new later line to install. 

Lime was removed from the lagoons at the Water Plant.  We emptied 2 of the lagoons and ¼ of another lagoon which totaled 307 loads or 6100 tons of lime.

Mosquito Spraying
Spraying is still being done daily from 4am-7am and 7pm-10pm.

Author: Dan Clark, Street Department Foreman

Weeds & Limbs
The Mowing Crew has been mowing the City right-of-ways daily.  They have also sprayed 275 gallons of weed killer on riprap, guardrails, sign posts and other places to help reduce time spent trimming weeds.

The Limb Crew had 144 scheduled stops the week of 5/18, 164 scheduled and 392 unscheduled stops during the week of 6/1, and 122 scheduled and 75 unscheduled stops the week of 6/15.  In a new effort, we had a company grind up our limb pile on Mulberry Road.  The company ground up 2400 cubic yards in about 4 days.  They hauled the resulting debris back to their yard in order to recycle it into mulch.  Previously, the City would burn the limbs, resulting in quite a bit of smoke.  This process required special permits from the Environmental Protection Agency.  Mulching/recycling worked out well, and the cost was similar to burning. 

Street Department crews removed three very large trees at Beltline and Johnson Hill Road that were dying and dropping limbs onto Johnson Hill Road.

Sweeping
The street sweeper has been out sweeping on a daily basis.

Drainage
Street Crews have been busy cleaning catch basins and flushing culverts to keep up with the heavy rains.  A bad storm sewer was replaced under Blackjack.

Mosquito Spraying
On June 1st we began spraying for mosquitoes at 4-7 a.m. and 7-10 p.m.  Spraying is done on a daily basis, and we run a continuous route through the City.   Residents should be aware that we do not spray in the rain, and this can cause a delay in the amount of time it takes for the fogger truck to return to your street.

Concrete
The Crew finished replacing 1183 sq. ft. of bad sidewalk at Main & Combs.  They replaced 70’ of high back curb on Ravenwood.

Asphalt
The Crew finished repairing bad spots on the roads that are scheduled to be oiled and chipped.  They are now working on bad edges in preparation for the oiling and chipping.  They also repaired a cave in on N. Keebler caused by settling.

Construction Crew
The Construction Crew installed about 300’ of 6” water main on Jerri-Lynn, switched 9 services, and repaired the roadway.  They installed about 300’ of 6” water main on Par Drive and are now switching the services over to the new main.  In their down time, they installed a catch basin at Golfview and Beltline, and poured 20’ of curb that had fallen into the drainage ditch.  They also rebuilt a catch basin at Ohio & Olive that was falling in, and replaced the piping at the old City landfill Well #1.

Miscellaneous
Banners have been put up on Vandalia. 
A number of street signs have been replaced.
Our striping crew has begun painting crosswalks and center lines on City streets.  Striping takes about 10 weeks to complete.

Author:  Dan Clark, Street Department Foreman

Drainage & Sweeping-  The street sweeper has been out daily sweeping the streets that are on the oil & chip schedule for this summer.

For two days, there were two Crews out cleaning ditches and culverts where residents had called in problems resulting from the heavy rains on May 8th.  There were also two Crews out cleaning catch basins during the rains.

Weeds & Limbs-  The mowing tractor has been mowing the City right-of-ways daily.  It takes about 4 weeks for the tractor to make one round through the City.
 
The limb list continues to grow.  We had one Crew out 40 hours during the week of May 4th.  During this week, there were 108 scheduled stops.

Reminder:  The new limb pick up rules are taking effect June 1st.  The City will only pick up limbs smaller than 8 inches in diameter, and less than 4 feet in length. Limbs will be collected the week of the first and third Monday of each month; your pickup could be any day this week.  Please call 346-5214 to schedule a pickup.

Mosquito Spraying & Larvicide-  Four Crews have been out helping to control the mosquito population by putting larvicide tablets in all catch basins and anywhere there is standing water.  We do this every 30 days starting in May and ending in October.
 
We have also begun spraying for mosquitoes.  This takes place every day of the week, weather permitting.  We are currently spraying from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.  Beginning June 1st we will also spray from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.  While spraying, the driver follows a map and marks off streets as he sprays.  We spray the City from north to south, and it takes about 8 days to complete the entire City.

Concrete Crew-  The Concrete Crew finished the sidewalk project on Center Street on May 7.  They replaced 680′ of sidewalk and 5 driveway aprons with asphalt.
 
Asphalt Crew-  The Crew has been coring out and replacing bad spots of asphalt on streets throughout the City.
 
Construction Crew-  The Crew has finished the water mains on Madison and Alamo.  All of the homes are now hooked to the new main and cleanup is finished.  The Construction Crew is now working on the Jeri Lynn water main project.  This project consists of installing approximately 300′ of 6″ main and connecting 10 services to the new main.

 Author:  Dan Clark, Street Department Foreman

Drainage, Sweeping, & Miscellaneous – The City’s street sweeper is out daily sweeping and has completed sweeping every street in the City.

Eight Street Department employees finished pesticide training and testing on April 22nd, and are ready for the mosquito season.  City crews will be spraying for mosquitoes every evening from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. beginning Monday, May 4th.

Asphalt – The Street Department has had crews out filling soft spots in City streets with asphalt in preparation for oiling & chipping this summer.

Weeds & Limbs – Crews began mowing City right-of-ways on April 20th and will continue until the fall when the grass stops growing.

Limbs were picked up on the week of the 20th.  We had 76 addresses on the list.

As of June 1st we will only pick up limbs and trees that are 8 inches in diameter or less and they must be 4 feet or less in length.  Residents are encouraged to call in your address for pick up.  The phone number is 346-5214; if there is no answer, please leave your address on the voicemail.

Construction Crew – The Construction Crew has finished the sewer line on Henry Street, and the new water mains on Madison (approximately 200′) and Alamo (approximately 200″).  The Crew is in the process of running new services to the homes on these two projects so they can turn off the old mains.

Concrete Crew – The Street Department Concrete Crew has been working on the 400 block of Center Street.  They have been replacing approximately 500′ of the old brick sidewalk with concrete.

Beginning on June 1 Street Department crews will only pick up your tree limbs if they meet the following requirements:
-  The maximum diameter of limbs is 6 – 8 inches;
-  Limbs can be no longer than 3 – 4 feet;
-  No building lumber or yard waste such as leaves, grass, garden waste, etc. will be picked up; and
-  Please have limbs stacked neatly in a pile at the edge of the street prior to 7AM on the day of pick-up.

In order to be considered for limb pick-up, you must call the Street Department at 346-5214 to be put on the schedule.  If there is no answer, please leave your address on the voicemail and crews will respond to your request promptly.  However, due to the high volume of call requests, it could take up to 5 days to complete the scheduled pick ups.  So please do not get alarmed if your limbs are not picked up on your scheduled day.   

This is a free service but rules and regulations are needed to expedite the service.  If you do not meet the pick-up requirements, a tag will be placed on your door letting you know why your limbs were not be picked up.  Thank you for your consideration.

Author:  Dan Clark, Street Department Foreman

Snow and Ice:  Street crews were called out at about 3AM on March 29 for a quick hit of snow of approximately 3-inches.  They salted all the streets and with warm temperatures on Sunday the snow was melted by noon. 

Drainage and Miscellaneous: One crew is working on replacing bad curbs on Rosemary.  There are 270-feet of curb we are replacing.  They were also cleaning ditches and flushing culverts throughout the City on the days they couldn’t pour concrete.  Another crew has been doing asphalt work on some of the projects we did back in the winter such as Oakwood Waterline.

Both sweepers are still in the process of sweeping all of the City streets, and the limb crew is still trying to catch up on limb piles that were not called in.  PLEASE CALL IN IF YOU HAVE LIMBS 346-5214!

Construction Crew: The Henry Street sewer replacement project is still in construction.  The crew completed the St. Clair Avenue crossing in which they installed a new 8-inch main across St. Clair and set a new manhole in the center of the road.  Throughout the project, St. Clair remained closed for about a week.  The asphalt work is now finished and the road is now re-opened.  The crew is now working on the rest of the main going down the alley switching the homes from the old main to the new main in order to not interrupt service.

Pinelake Road Update:  The paving and dirt work is completed.  Striping and fence work should be completed next week and the road should be re-opened the week of April 12, weather permitting.
Keebler Road Resurfacing:  The milling portion of the project is completed and the crew is in the process of repaving.  The project should be completed next week.

Yard Waste Reminder:  The Street Department will have dumpsters for yard waste on April 4th and May 2nd from 9AM to 4PM for all City residents.

Author:  Dan Clark, Street Department Foreman

Street Department Crews:  One crew finished grinding out twenty-one stumps from the tree removal from City ROW this year.  They are now in the process of replacing bad curbs on Rosemary Drive and sidewalks on Seminary Street.  Another crew has been busy cleaning ditches and flushing culverts throughout the City. 

During the past two weeks, both street sweepers have been out sweeping every street and alley in the City, and will continue until all are swept. 

One crew finished replacing street signs that were faded or damaged, and a day and a half was spent putting up banners on Main Street in Downtown.

With recent dry weather, crews have been able to go back and finish the dirt work and seed on all the projects they were working on during the fall and winter months.

**PLEASE DO NOT RAKE YOUR LEAVES INTO THE DITCHES, IT IS AGAINST CITY ORDINANCE!

Tree Limb Pick Up: The tree limb pick-up has increased dramatically; there were 88 stops on the list, and well over 100 stops that people did not call in. 

**Please note – Please call in when you have limbs to be picked up, we do not pick up leaves and yard waste!
Yard Waste Reminder:  The Street Department will have dumpsters for yard waste on April 4th and May 5th from 9AM to 4PM for all City residents.

Construction Crew: The construction crew graded and seeded at all of the projects from the fall and winter months.  Those include: Spring Street Sewer installation, Spring Street Water line installation, Oakwood and Osage water line installation.  Staff is now in the process of starting the Henry Street sewer line replacement project.  The project consists of 500 feet of 8-inch sewer main and the replacement of one man hole in the middle of St. Clair Avenue.  This project is expected to take about three weeks.

Annual Oil and Chip Street Survey: The oil and chip street survey was completed throughout the past two weeks, and consisted of driving every oiled and chipped street and alley in the City to evaluate their condition.  The survey helps determine which will need oiled and chipped in the summer.  It also includes evaluating signage, drainage issues, potholes, tree limbs, and dead trees on City ROW, etc.  This survey usually takes about five days to complete in which the Street Director and the working foreman complete the survey.

Author:  Mike Tognarelli, Street Director

Tree Removal – A four man crew finished removing all the scheduled trees from the City’s R.O.W.’s.  The 21 stumps will be ground out next week.  The Crew will also be trimming low hanging limbs on City streets for the next few weeks.

Drainage & Miscellaneous – We have had one street sweeper out daily for a total of 80 hours.  We are hoping to have our second sweeper out soon after it is repaired.  

We have had two men out filling potholes throughout the City for the last two weeks.   We have also been working on cleaning catch basins to maximize drainage.  Every Friday the Street Department is responsible for emptying the trash cans downtown. 

We had a crew on Maple pouring driveway aprons and doing dirt work to keep the drainage system smooth.  This work was required because of recent mine subsidence in the area.  This project is now finished, and they will be starting some smaller drainage projects on Arrowhead, Dina, and Belmont.

We will have a crew next week out replacing approximately 140 street name signs citywide.

We also had two men in the shop most of the week doing semi-annual maintenance to vehicles and equipment.  Their work included changing oil, oil filters, fuel filters, air filters, checking bolts, checking springs, etc.

Construction Crew – The construction crew finished installing the new water main at the water plant last week.  The will have to go back next week to complete the dirt work and put down grass seed when things dry out.  They also installed a new 6” water line across Keebler on March 4th for Alamo.

Yard Waste Reminder – The Street Department will have dumpsters for yard waste on April 4th and May 5th from 9AM to 4PM for all city residents.

YARD WASTE DISPOSAL:  Spring time is right around the corner and the Collinsville Street Department is providing yard waste dumpsters to help you get your yard looking tip top for the summer.  As a service to City residents, the dumpsters will be located at the Street Department garage located at 850 South Morrison for two days only.  So mark your calendars for:

- Saturday, April 4th
- Saturday, May 2nd

The hours for yard waste drop-off are 9AM to 4PM on both Saturdays for Collinsville residents only.  Proof of residency is required, so make sure you have your most recent water, utility, or electric bill handy. 

Yard waste that may be dumped includes:  grass, leaves, tree limbs, and garden waste.  No commercial dumping and no plastic is allowed in the dumpsters.  Thank you!!!

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