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Maintenance of City Property

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The city is dedicated to providing quality street, traffic and stormwater maintenance services.

If you need to report a problem, you may contact us by submitting a help request through Overland Park Cares, the city's customer service system, with a description of the problem, location and any other pertinent information.

Traffic Signal and Sign Repairs
The city has more than 250 traffic signals and more than 30,000 traffic and street signs.
Streetlight Repairs
There are 16,028 streetlights in Overland Park: 2,350 are maintained by Kansas City Power & Light and 13,678 by the city.
Cable Locatess
The Public Works Department performs cable locates for the city's traffic signals and streetlights to prevent damage to wiring and fiber optic cables during digging or excavation.
Curb and Sidewalk Repairs
The city maintains about eight million linear feet of curb and 835 miles of sidewalk.
Potholes and Pavement Repairs
The city maintains more than 1,800 lanes of street pavement and patches thousands of potholes each year.
Microsurfacing and Cape Seal Program
Every year, Overland Park applies a preventative maintenance treatment called “microsurfacing” to designated streets throughout the city.
Mill and Overlay Program
During the mill and overlay program, the top two to three inches of the street are milled off and replaced with new asphalt.
Street Sweeping
The street sweepers clean 1,811 lane miles of streets and about 1,700 cul-de-sacs, typically between March and December.
Snow and Ice Removal
Several city departments work together to manage the snow and ice removal program, which costs Overland Park about $1.2 million each year.
Flooding and Stormwater Problems
The city's storm drainage system is designed to collect water during rainstorms and carry it away from buildings and streets.