The mission of the Public Works Department is to provide a quality environment for the City of Boston and ensure that the City's roadways, streets and bridge infrastructures are safe, clean and attractive. The Public Works Department also maintains street lights, traffic signals, provides snow removal and garbage collection and disposal as well as curbside recycling.
Chris Osgood,Interim Commissioner,Appropriation 311
Public Works Department Operating Budget Over Time
Public Works Department FY18 Operating Budget by Account
Personnel Services
Contractual Services
Supplies & Materials
Current Chgs & Oblig
Equipment
Other
Public Works Department
Performance Goals
Construction Management
Ensure that Boston’s streets, sidewalks, and bridges are safe, clean and attractive
Highway Field Operations
Ensure that Boston’s streets, sidewalks, and bridges are safe, clean and attractive
Improve neighborhood quality of life
Street Lights
Efficiently deliver services
Improve neighborhood quality of life
Waste Reduction
Effectively control and manage Boston's public space
Efficiently deliver services
Public Works Department
External Funds Projects
Home Composting
This revolving account was started with a grant from the State Department of Environmental Protection and uses yard waste materials from community gardens to create compost. The compost is sold and the proceeds were used to buy compost bins, which are also sold to residential gardeners, along with compost.
MRIP (Municipal Recycling Incentive Program)
MRIP is a program of the DEP. The goal of the program is to increase municipal recycling, safely dispose of universal wastes (such as CRT's, mercury, paint and auto supplies) and develop a way to recover and reuse materials such as paper, cardboard and leaf and yard waste.
