Public Works

What we do

The Public Works team provides safe and efficient transportation in the county by maintaining roads, bridges, traffic signals, and street signs. The team also maintains functional stormwater systems that protect the public and provides mosquito management.

Public Works services are provided through two departments: Capital Programs and Engineering & Operations.

Capital Programs

• Provides planning, design, and construction of capital improvement program projects for transportation, stormwater, and facilities (parks, libraries, fire stations).
• Provides inspections of developer construction including:
  • Subdivision infrastructure and land alteration
  • Private and public utilities in County Right-of-Way
  • Public contributed assets in County Right-of-Way
  • Commercial property improvements (non-building construction assets)

View County Capital Improvement Projects

Engineering & Operations

• Provides maintenance, management and engineering for transportation and stormwater infrastructure, including:
  • Traffic management - manage and operate an Intelligent Transportation System for efficient travel and improved safety for everyone using the roads and sidewalks. To manage traffic we use:
    • Traffic signs, traffic signals, and roadway lighting
    • Traffic Signal Vehicle Presence Detection
    • Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras
  • Roadway maintenance (pot hole patching, tree trimming, ditch maintenance)
  • Pavement, bridge, and sidewalk programs
  • Stormwater flooding investigations
  • Floodplain Management
  • Mosquito management

Public Works Publications

Frequently requested services and information

• Report flooding
• Report possible sinkhole or depression
• Report potholes
• Report roadway blockages
• Report sidewalk roadway damage
• Report street light outages
• Report traffic concerns
• Report traffic signal outages
• Report missing or damaged traffic signs
• Request drainage ditch maintenance
• Request median maintenance or tree trimming
• Request a Residential Street Light
• Street names and addresses
• Apply for a Memorial Marker
• Flood information
• Community Rating System
• Apply for a TTC Permit

Resources

• Urban Land Institute I-4 Corridor Economic Development Study Presentation Dec. 15, 2017
• Final Public Notice - FEMA’s intent to provide funding for Hillsborough County’s repairs to culverts and headwall failures due to damages from Hurricane Irma
• Sidewalk Repair Program
• Pavement Management Program
• Contract Mowing Viewer
• Dana Shores/Pelican Island Undergrounding of Utilities