Streets, Signs, Drainage and Traffic Division

The Street Division performs quality maintenance of streets and drainage systems, properly maintains all traffic control devices and ensures the safe and efficient movement of traffic along city streets. The Street Division is also responsible for street surface maintenance, cleaning and sweeping, maintaining the City drainage system - consisting of curbs and gutters, underground pipes, and drainage channels, and overseeing the maintenance and installation of traffic control signs and street markings.

Contacts

• 24 HR Emergency (Streets, Water, Sewer, Environmental) - 817.788.7212
• Operations Engineer - 817.788.7203
• Street Superintendent - 817.788.7202
• Street Supervisor - 817.788.7207
• Traffic Operations Supervisor - 817.788.7208
• Street Light Outages -
  

  Please report street light outages in one of the following ways: 1. Call 1.888.313.4747 (toll free) Oncor 2. Online at Oncor Streetlight Outage 3. Call 817.788.7208

To request a street light, please read Street Light Policy (pdf) Then complete the Street Light Request (pdf) form.

The Street Division is installing traffic detector systems called Iteris. It is used for detecting traffic at signalized intersections, giving traffic managers a state-of-the-art tool to help alleviate intersection congestion. These camera-type detectors replace the in-ground sensors at signalized road intersections. They work by using motion sensors built into the cameras. The following intersections are currently running the new Iteris system.

Drainage:

The City of Hurst maintains approximately 14 miles of opened lined channels. The city has a very aggressive maintenance program, which includes mowing of some channels, silt removal, weed control, pollution testing, and flood control.
City staff cleans debris off bridges after every 1” rainstorm and cleans all the storm drain inlets once a year. This ongoing maintenance improves the City’s participation level in the Federal Flood Insurance Program. As a class 8 community, Hurst residents will receive a 10% reduction to any federally backed flood insurance premium.

Storm Drains:

If you are missing your storm drain decal, please contact the Street Superintendent at 817-788-7202

Street sweepers keep storm debris off the streets and out of the storm drains.

Traffic Operations: Maintains 26 City owned Signals Helps maintain 23 State owned Signals Programs and Maintains 17 School flashers Fabricates and maintains all Signs Regulatory (Stop) Guide (Street names) Warning (Curve) All Traffic markings Ceramic buttons Hot tape Paint

Definitions of Street Work Terms

• Crack Sealing - is a process of applying tar into cracks in the streets to protect the sub-base from water infiltration. The Street Division will sometimes router the surface (a process of profile cutting cracks) that allows more sealant material to adhere to the surfaces within a void (crack) instead of the sealant being applied to only the top of the asphalt like a band aid. The material used is re-cycled tire rubber formulated to handle the broad range of temperatures Texas experiences.
  
  
  
• Wedge Milling - is a process of cutting a layer of asphalt from the street surface. This allows for a new application of asphalt not to exceed the height of the concrete gutter line. The excess material is recycled at the local asphalt plants were they return 20% back into the new hot mix blend. The remainder of the excess material is used in street repairs and backfill material following Water main breaks and Sewer main repairs rather than purchasing rock.
  
  
• Slurry Seal - The City of Hurst began utilizing slurry seal in 1999, in an effort to extend the longevity of asphalt street paving. This preventative maintenance process protects asphalt pavement from U.V. rays and seals the paving from water infiltration. Two prerequisite steps are taken before the process begins by cutting out the larger cracks in the asphalt and filling them with crack sealant to stop water infiltration into the sub-grade soil. Specialized contractors apply the slurry seal material that is a mixture of rock, Portland cement, water, asphalt emulsion and fillers. When the product is first applied it looks brown as it leaves the applicator; then the color changes to a very rich looking black color when cured. The cost of the slurry product is $1.73 per square yard. When applied at the correct time of a street’s life, as compared to waiting a few years and having to apply a two-inch asphalt overlay at a cost of $4.35 per sq. yd., the savings are $2.62 per sq. yd. Slurry seal extends the life of existing asphalt pavement from five to seven years, costs less than conventional asphalt overlay, looks much better than crack sealing, does not add significant crown height to street paving and provides the same surface features as asphalt paving.
  

• 2” Hot Mix Asphalt Overlay - The City of Hurst evaluates the condition of every street each year. Determinations are made as to which streets will receive what type of maintenance program based on street paving condition ratings. One type of street paving maintenance rehabilitation is a 2-inch hot mix asphalt overlay that provides a smooth riding surface along with enhanced durability and stability to the street. The average cost for a 2” overlay, including the wedge milling and tack coat costs, is currently $4.35 per sq. yd. In 2005, the City of Hurst rehabilitated 30.23 lane miles of street paving with this process.