Public Works' Week in Review for September 19, 2024

The Public Works Department is made up of various sub-departments including Fleet, Line Repair, Streets/Stormwater and Traffic, Wastewater, and Water. Each week, over 100 employees are responsible for the maintenance, monitoring, and improvement of existing and new infrastructure across League City which includes everything from roadways and traffic lights to storm drains, sewers, and water production.

Below are some tips and projects they are working on:

Water Line Replacement Project

The City of League City has been working on a Capital Improvement Water Line Project that will be focusing on replacing the water mains and water service lines in the Clear Creek Heights, Highland Terrace, and Pecan Forest subdivisions. With assistance from City staff and utility contractor, this project will enhance overall water service throughout by providing better fire protection, replacing older valves that have exceeded their service life, as well as new cast iron meter boxes in place of the old concrete boxes. The new main line will be installed using directional drilling to minimize impacting service and damages to homeowner's property. New meter boxes will be installed, and restoration will be completed once the new lines pass inspection and water quality standards have been met.

Cleaning Along Travel Ways in League City

Now that debris cleanup efforts from Hurricane Beryl are winding down, City crews are refocusing on cleaning City right of ways back to how they were before the storm. The Rapid Response Crew typically averages two sweeps a week down our major corridors picking up litter and other items found. In between those sweeps they have many other tasks to keep the City looking nice such as removing nuisance vegetation that grows in the concrete areas, around bridges, and other infrastructure. The crews strive to keep League City travel ways well maintained and aesthetically pleasing.

Hydraulic Hose Replacement

This dozer was experiencing a loss of power. Fleet diagnosed this unit and found the hydraulic hose to be leaking. After the replacement of the hose, the dozer was back to being fully operational.

"Crape Murder"-Don't Do It!:

• "Crape Murder" refers to topping of Crape Myrtles
• NOT recommended
• Promotes weak new growth
• Repeated topping produces unsightly "knuckles" at pruning site

Check out the following website for more information on "Crape Murder": https://aggie-hort.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/publications/stopthecrape.html

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