PUBLIC WORKS

Public Works

The Public Works Department consists of a director, assistant director, two mechanics, two building attendants, and 16 support employees who maintain over 152 lane miles of roadway, including Municipal and state-owned highways.


The Department’s mechanics maintain, inspect and repair 24 Police Department vehicles, 16 eight-ton salt/dump trucks, one front loader, one backhoe, 31 lightweight vehicles, 15 lawn tractors, and park maintenance equipment.



Snow and Ice Removal

Public Works maintains a fleet of 16 eight-ton salt trucks and a front loader specific for snow and ice events. The normal response time to apply a mixture of salt and liquid materials is approximately two to three hours. If the snow event is over two to three inches, the timeline to clear all roadways increases significantly since they’ll pass each roadway three to four times to plow the snow and open roadways. In addition to Municipal roadways, the Municipality is under contract and responsible for clearing all state roadways of snow and ice. The list of state roadways includes:

Baptist Clifton McMurray
Berryman Connor Library Rd (Rt. 88)
Braun Hamilton Stoltz
Broughton Irishtown Ext. South Park Road
Churchill Logan

There are 13 designated routes that drivers follow identifying main roads to be cleared first, then secondary roads, followed by dead-end streets.




Municipal residents are reminded that it is unlawful to plow or shovel snow onto a roadway or plow snow across Municipal streets. Please do not park on roadways during a snow event. This makes it dangerous for road crews to clear the snow and ice safely.

Park and Athletic Field Maintenance

Also included in the many things Public Works does is the maintenance of 12 ballfields, two natural turf multipurpose fields, and one artificial multipurpose field. We also provide maintenance on five park maintenance buildings, three major park playgrounds, tennis courts, volleyball, basketball, and pickleball courts. We also maintain five parklets:

Oak Tree

Pine Tree

Birch Tree

Elm Tree

Molly Hill

During the ball season, all fields are dragged daily and cut weekly.

Buildings and Grounds

Public Works also maintains building operations in the following facilities:

Municipal Building

Community Center

Brightwood Fire Station

Milford Fire Station

Clifton Fire Station

The Municipal Building and Community Center attendants are responsible for maintaining the inside and outside of buildings, cleaning, HVAC, light plumbing, light electrical, meeting room setups, painting, and lawn care.

Roadway Minor Repairs and Signage

Public Works also repairs potholes and make minor road repairs. They inspect and replace all roadway signs as needed and replace all Municipal street identification signs.

Storm Basin and Sanitary Manholes

Public Works repairs and maintains over 6,800 storm basins located along our roadways, as well as 6,000 sanitary manholes. They also inspect and maintain 206 miles of sanitary sewer main lines (excluding private laterals and connections).

Public Works Department

2490 Slater Road
Bethel Park, PA 15102

Susan Dolinar

Director, Public Works


412-831-6800, x301


sdolinar@bethelpark.net

Tom Miller

Assistant Director, Public Works


412-831-6800, x303


tmiller@bethelpark.net