City of Olathe, Kansas
Home

Public Works

Help Crews Clear Your Street by Parking in Driveway on Snowy Days 

Residents and visitors are encouraged to park vehicles in their driveways when snow is falling. This will allow city crews to provide better service.

The City will begin plowing snow on cul-de-sacs when snow reaches a depth of 4 inches with additional accumulation expected. Major streets will be plowed as soon as snow begins to accumulate.

Help Pedestrians by Cleaning Sidewalks

Residents are reminded that sidewalks are to be cleaned by residents.

Snow Removal Policy -

 

Please Park Vehicles in Driveway on Snowy Days
This winter, the City of Olathe is placing more emphasis on
plowing snow during daylight hours to take better advantage of
sunlight’s impact on snow melting materials and offset overall
costs. To assist in snow removal, residents and visitors are
encouraged to park vehicles in drives during the day when there
is snow falling.
The City uses three levels of response when responding to
snowfall, depending on the amount of accumulation. Initial
snowfall treatment begins when snow has a depth of two inches
with additional accumulation expected. This response focuses on
clearing and maintaining major streets, followed by business and
commercial collector roadways.
The second level of snow removal begins when snow reaches a
depth of four inches. Cul-de-sac drivers begin plowing operations
with smaller trucks by supporting the level one response, then
moving into residential streets and cul-de-sacs.

 

 

A third level of response begins when snow accumulates six
inches with additional accumulation expected. During this
response level all qualified City employee operators work 12-hour
shifts as part of a 24-hour daily snow removal effort. More
information about snow removal can be found at
www.olatheks.org/PublicWorks/Streets/Snow, or call
the Street Maintenance Division, 913-971-6010.

 

Snowplow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Public Works Department is responsible for all construction projects and maintenance within the public right-of-ways, public facilities and traffic signals.

Activities associated with these areas are street repairs, street light, traffic signal maintenance, storm drainage maintenance, snow removal, capital improvement administration, project inspection and facility management.
City Hall
The Department consists of four divisions:  

  1. Engineering Division
  2. Facilities Maintenance Division
  3. Streets Division
  4. Traffic Division

Locations
Admin/Engineering, City Hall, 100 E. Santa Fe St, in downtown Olathe
Streets Service Center, 400 E Harold St
Traffic Maintenance Center, 301 N Rogers Rd
Traffic Operation Center, 309 N Rogers Rd
Facilities Maintenance, West Santa Fe Building, 200 W Santa Fe St

Hours
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (except Holidays).

Phone/Fax Numbers
Administration/Engineering:
Facilities Maintenance:
Streets:
Traffic Operations:
Traffic Maintenance:		 Phone
(913) 971-8505
(913) 971-8598
(913) 971-9511
(913) 971-5180
(913) 971-5170		 Fax
(913) 971-8504
(913) 971-6219
(913) 971-6099
(913) 971-5162
(913) 971-5173

 

I. Engineering Division
The Engineering Division ensures that infrastructure improvements are functional, durable, and cost effective. This is accomplished by providing responsive civil engineering services for the planning, design, and inspection of development infrastructure and support of city operation divisions. Engineering ensures that the improvements comply with current engineering standards and occur in a manner that is consistent with current City Council policy.

II. Facilities Maintenance Division
The Facility Maintenance program provides and maintains safe, accessible, sanitary and environmentally pleasant facilities for the public, tenants and staff through a planned and organized customer based, need driven maintenance and custodial operation.

III. Streets Division
The Street Maintenance Division furnishes the citizens of Olathe with safe, efficient and responsive transportation and storm water infrastructure. This is accomplished through the installation, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of streets, sidewalks and drainage facilities throughout the city. The division also provides snow and ice control as required to provide safe movement of traffic during winter storms.

IV. Traffic Division
Traffic Division provides responsive civil and traffic engineering services for the planning, design, inspection and maintenance of all traffic control devices and facilities for the following activities: plan for and coordinate future transportation needs; plan and administer construction of public traffic safety improvements; review construction plans for public and private improvement projects; perform daily inspections of public traffic safety improvement projects; perform traffic engineering designs, studies and reviews; manage the leased street light system; maintain all street signs and pavement markings; maintain city owned traffic signals, school beacons and street lights.