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STREETS DIVISION

The City of Temple Terrace currently has 70.59 miles of streets. The Public Works Department's Streets Division is responsible for maintenance and repairs to the City's streets, rights-of-way, stormwater systems, and City-owned paved areas.

This includes:

  • Repairing defective pavement and curbing.
  • Striping center lines, speed humps, crosswalks, and stop bars on City streets.
  • Striping City-owned paved areas.
  • Providing adequate legal and informational street signs.
  • Inspecting and trimming trees causing sight obstruction or traffic hazards along City rights-of-way.
  • Reporting to Florida Department of Transportation needed maintenance and repairs of Busch Blvd., Bullard Parkway, Fowler Avenue and 56th Street.
  • Reporting street lighting problems to TECO.
  • Street sweeping.
  • Sidewalk repair.
  • Mosquito spraying.

Needed street repairs, street light outages, tree/sight obstruction, drainage problems, and street sign repairs should be reported to the Public Works Department at (813) 506-6570.

The maintenance of surface drainage inlets, outfalls and City-owned retention ponds throughout the City is also the responsibility of the Public Works Department's Streets Division. This includes the annual inspection and cleaning of 1,053 storm inlets/catch basins; 968,915 square feet of retention ponds; 10,038 outfall/ditch footage; and 132,808 feet of storm sewer.

Mowing of City-owned retention pond areas is the responsibility of the Recreation Department's Parks and Roadways Division.


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Why do I have to call Public Works requesting mosquito spraying?
A. The Public Works Department mosquito spraying program is designed to meet the requirements of the Florida Administrative Code. This code mandates that mosquito spraying be done on an "as-needed" basis. The City is no longer permitted to spray on a routine schedule. Spraying for mosquitoes is done only in those sections of the City in which requests for such service are received or when County-placed light traps warrant.

If you have additional questions or concerns, you may contact the Public Works Department by e-mail at: ttpublicworks@templeterrace.com.


CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone Number - (813) 506-6570.
FAX - (813) 506-6571.
After Hours Emergency Telephone Number - (813) 506-6590.
E-Mail Contact - ttpublicworks@templeterrace.com