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Street and Fleet is a Division of the Community Services Department.

The Street Division is responsible for the repair and maintenance of over 358 miles of city streets, traffic signs, pavement markings, curb and gutter, catch basins, storm sewers, detention ponds, and culverts.

The Fleet Division help keeps the city "moving" by providing and maintaining anything with wheels. This includes over 400 fire trucks, transit buses, snow plows, street sweepers, police, utility, maintenance, and parks and forestry vehicles, and maintenance machinery like utility vehicles, snow blowers, and lawn mowers.

Alternate Side Parking

Property Owner Responsibilities

Weed Control & Turf Maintenance

Anyone who owns, occupies, or controls land in the City of Eau Claire is required to:

destroy all objectionable weeds on such property and the boulevard in front of, or along the property, before the plants mature to the bloom or flower stage.

Any owner or occupant of any premises having a lawn is also required to cut and maintain it at a height not exceeding 7", as well as the boulevard in front of or along such premises.
It is also the responsibility of the property owners to trim trees, shrubs and bushes which grow over sidewalks or obstruct the vision of oncoming traffic.

Street Division personnel administer and enforce the weed and long grass ordinance. If the weeds/lawn are not taken care of, the owner will be issued a citation and the City or a private vendor will take care of the violation and bill the property owner.

In January 2023, the Eau Claire City Council voted to amend the enforcement dates for Chapter 8.28 of the Code of Ordinances entitled "Weeds, Yards, and Lawns" moving the start date of enforcement from April to June 1 of each calendar year, ending October 31.

"No Mow May" is an environmental campaign that encourages people to refrain from mowing their lawns during the month of May. The aim of the campaign is to promote biodiversity and provide a habitat for pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and other insects.

Sidewalks

Sidewalks must be kept reasonably free of snow and ice.
They must be cleared within 24 hours following a snowfall or the development of icy conditions.
Icy or snow-covered sidewalks can be reported to the Street Division by email at Community Services or by calling 715-839-4963.
- Residents at the addresses reported will be notified by door hanger of the violation
- Note that only one door hanger notification will be given for the season.

If the walks are not cleared, the owner will be issued a citation and the City or a private vendor will clean the sidewalk and bill the property owner. See City Ordinance Chapter 13.20 for further details.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email communityservices or call 715-839-4963.

Snow & Ice Control

Street Patching | Potholes

Street Sealing

Micro-Surface Sealing

Informational Brochure (Lists streets included in the project.)

The Micro-Surface seal program is designed to improve the quality of your street and to prolong the life of the street. Micro-Surface sealing is a cost effective, preventative maintenance method that will help avoid costly street reconstruction in the future.

Micro-Surface sealing is a process that is wet when applied, and will need at least 8 hours of drying time (curing) before it can receive any type of traffic. Driving or walking on the Micro surface seal before it has cured will damage the street, stick to your shoes, track into your home or business, splatter onto your vehicle, and track onto sidewalks and driveways.

Chip Sealing

Informational Brochure (Lists streets included in the project.) The chip sealing program is designed to improve the quality of your street and to delay the need of resurfacing or total reconstruction. Chip sealing is a cost effective preventative maintenance method, used to extend the useful life of Eau Claire streets. It is intended for application on streets that are still in good condition, structurally sound, and in need of little repair.

Chip sealing is a process that involves applying emulsion oil and chips (3/8" fractured washed granite) to the streets surface. The chips are compacted into the emulsion oil and left to cure for approximately 24 hours.

Crack Sealing

Crack sealing is an annual program that we use to extend the useful life of the street. Streets that are 2 to 10 years old or are included as part of the annual chip seal program are evaluated and crack-sealed each year.

The process involves widening the cracks out, blowing the cracks clean, pouring liquid asphalt into them, and then placing a biodegradable paper product over the asphalt to allow for vehicle traffic.

Approximately 113 miles of cracks are sealed annually, using 60 tons of liquid asphalt.

Contact Information
Contact the City of Eau Claire Streets Division at 715-839-4963 during our regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4pm).

Street Sweeping

Why do we sweep the streets?

An effective street cleaning operation program is important for removing debris from roadsides and gutters which could ultimately end up in our storm drains. Keeping the storm drains clear not only helps mitigate water pollution, but also reduces the likelihood of flooding during heavy rains.

In addition to the standard spring and fall clean-up operations, street sweepers sweep the entire city throughout the summer. There are also watershed areas within the city that are swept more frequently to meet DNR requirements.

Map of Sweeping Areas

Why do the street sweepers sometimes run at night?

In order to meet DNR regulations, our street sweepers need to be operating 16 hours/day Monday through Thursday for 4 weeks every Spring and Fall. In order to avoid overtime costs and save taxpayer dollars, streets staff split into two shifts, with the later ending at 12:15am.

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