What we do


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The City of Asheville is dedicated to enhancing citizens’ quality of life by maintaining, repairing, and replacing streets and other related infrastructure. The City works to ensure a safe road system through proper maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of failed segments of pavement and all other related infrastructure while upholding the highest regard for customer satisfaction. The City also strives to maintain and improve traffic conditions to strengthen citizens’ sense of community.

The City’s Streets Services Division of Public Works is responsible for the installation, maintenance, repair, and revitalization of streets, bridges, walls, and guardrail; tree trimming and mowing within the right-of-way; graffiti removal; street sweeping downtown; and snow removal from streets within the City’s jurisdiction.

 


Resources

City Maintained Street Inventory

Street and Alley Closings, Street Name Changes

Street Services Contact Information

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Related Services

Litter Programs

Join the Adopt-a-Street Program to help reduce litter in the City of Asheville.

Related Projects

Vance Gap Slide Repair

Happening Now The design firm has produced 90% design plans and the project is currently in the property acquisition phase. The acquisition phase is anticipated to be completed by April 15, 2023 and plans suitable for bidding will be provided by the designer shortly after.   Background Computer generated view of Vance Gap Road after repair of slide [...]

Sulphur Springs Road Resurfacing

Happening Now Asheville City Council has awarded the Sulphur Springs Road Resurfacing Contract to French Broad Paving, Inc. from Marshall, NC.  Sulphur Springs will be the last street resurfaced by 2016 General Obligation Bonds.   Paving is scheduled to begin after the completion of the ongoing stormwater project.   In general the steps of the resurfacing process are: The [...]

Street Services News

College Street closures starting April 23, 2023

The Public Works Streets Division will have a contractor paving College Street from the S. Charlotte Street intersection into the traffic circle beginning on the evening of Sunday, April 23.   The work will take place primarily between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for minimal traffic disturbances and will last approximately 4 nights. There will be a [...]

Pardon our dust: Sidewalk works near Court Plaza

The City of Asheville Street division of Public Works will be temporarily closing a lane on Court Plaza in front of the Buncombe County Courthouse this week starting Tuesday, April 11, 2023.   The temporary closure is projected to last until Thursday, April 13.  This is part of continuing sidewalk and curb access improvements.  To carry out [...]