National Public Works Week, May 15 - 21

Public Works is the City of Minneapolis' largest department and the one that may have the most impact on the day-to-day lives of citizens, from roads and drinking water to stop signs and recycling. National Public Works Week, May 15 - 21,offers us all an opportunity to appreciate the work done around the clock by the many men and women of our Public Works Department.

Public Works employees design, build, operate and maintain:

• 100,000 street signs
• 1,093 miles of roads
• 35,000 street lights
• 1,000 miles of water pipes
• 4,042 retaining walls
• 820 miles of sanitary sewers
• 21 billion gallons of clean water
• 8,000 hydrants
• 411 bridges

And much, much more!