City of Columbus

About Public Service

2022 Annual Report

The Department of Public Service:

• Maintains more than 5,000 lane miles of roadways, including 217 bridges, in the city of Columbus
• Designs and constructs roadway improvements, including street resurfacing projects
• Collects Refuse from more than 340,000 households every week
• Through a contract with Rumpke, collects yard waste  and residential recycling from more than 200,000 single-family households and eligible condominium and apartment complexes
• During the winter, plows and treats city of Columbus streets (The Ohio Department of Transportation plows and treats I-70, I-71, I-670 and I-270)
• Designs and builds or installs, when and where feasible, facilities to make Columbus a more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly city
• Designs and constructs or installs traffic calming measures to make neighborhoods safer for pedestrians and bicyclists
• Installs and maintains street signs and traffic signals
• Oversees construction of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant wheelchair curb ramps
• Manages and enforces on-street public parking, including parking meters and parking permit areas
• Manages Keep Columbus Beautiful , which works with neighborhoods, faith based groups, businesses and other groups to conduct litter cleanups and promotes recycling and community beautification
• Provides road-closure and detour information though the Paving the Way  web site

Meet Our Director

DPS Organizational Chart