The
Street Maintenance Division performs and maintains: street signage, signal lights, streetlights, asphalt patching, tree trimming, sanding and snow removal are maintenance programs that are necessary to ensure the citizens of Richfield a safe and efficient traffic system.
The Street Maintenance Division also performs a considerable amount of work for other divisions: tree trimming is done for the Forestry Division, and excavating, snow removal, grading and light replacement is done for the Park, LHN Maintenance and Utility Divisions.
Winter Parking Ordinance / Snow Plowing
The City begins snow plowing when accumulation reaches two inches. High volume "minor arterial roads" are plowed first, then neighborhood "collector" streets. The City also maintains City-owned sidewalks.
Seasonal Load Limits
The weight of vehicles traveling on Richfield's blacktopped residential streets is limited to 4 tons per axle.
Seasonal weight restrictions were in effect starting Friday, March 14, 2008
until May 9, 2008.
Road
Classifications
See what roads in Richfield are managed by the City, County, and State.
Stop Sign Policy
View the City's Stop Sign policy. Or
request to have a stop sign added or removed from an intersection.
Street Sweeping
The City performs street sweeping of all City
streets in the Spring and the Fall. Sweeping leaves in the street is
prohibited and subject to penalties.
Street Maintenance
The streets constructed under Richfield’s "permanent street program" are now 27 to 30 years old. For the most part, those streets are still in pretty good condition. The reason why Richfield’s streets are in such good condition is maintenance. Maintaining streets is as necessary to a long service life as is a good design. The following are maintenance techniques used by Richfield staff to prolong the life of bituminous streets.
