Central Services

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL SERVICE & STREET DEPARTMENT

The East Chicago General Service Street Department provides many services to the City of East Chicago including:

Debris pick up; repairing of streets; potholes, alley street sweeping; snow plowing and salting of the streets, alleys and parking lots; grass cutting for senior citizens and empty lots; replacing of street signs; striping of streets; marking boundary lines; curbside painting; maintenance of municipal buildings; and special authorized projects requested by other departments.

To residents:

Please inform the secretary of your first and last name, address, phone number and the type of service needed. If the E.C. Street Department is unable to help, they will redirect the call appropriately. If you notice anyone dumping debris anywhere within the city limits, please notify the East Chicago Police Department.

We ask our residents to help keep our city clean.
EAST CHICAGO STREET DEPARTMENT SNOW COMMAND AGENDA 2012-2013

The following city departments will be mobilized in the event of the snow removal plan being put into action. Each of the following departments will handle the areas listed below:

SANITARY SOLIDS STREET DEPARTMENT

Harbor Side

Main and Broadway

Carey and Drummond

Sunnyside Area

Prairie Park Area

Hospital Section

North of Broadway

Speedway to Euclid

New Addition

City Court Parking Lot

Marktown

Roxanna Area

Chicago Avenue and Indianapolis Blvd.

North Side

South Side

East Calumet and West Calumet


PARK DEPARTMENT

City Hall Parking Lot

Annex Building and Annex Parking Lots

All Recreational Centers


WASTEWATER-UTILITIES OPERATIONS

All Municipal Lots:-Police Dept. and Police Dept. Sub Station

Casa Blanca lot and across from Casa Blanca

Lot behind Welfare Dept.


STREET DEPARTMENT SNOW COMMAND AGENDA

I. Initial Snow Plow Plan begins either when:

Weather advisory from National Weather Service is issued or local news media OR
Central Communications calls to advise of hazardous road/driving conditions.

Primary contact: Ronald Edmonds

Secondary contact: Rene Cid


3. Snow Plow Callout list will then be activated. Employees must report to base within 45 minutes of callout.

SNOW PLOW ROUTES

City is divided into seven zones (see maps). A minimum of 2 trucks per zone.

1. HIGH PRIORITY: MAIN ARTERIES (high volume areas)

Kennedy Avenue
Euclid Avenue
Railroad Avenue
Main Street
Broadway Avenue
Guthrie Street
Michigan Avenue
Riley Road – Dickey Road
Michigan Street
Cardinal Drive
129th Street
145th Street
148th Street
149th Street
150th Street
151st Street

2. SECOND LEVEL OF PRIORITY (Hospital Sections)

144th to Elm Street
144th and Grand Blvd. to Columbus Drive
144th and Parrish Avenue to Columbus Drive
144th and Elm Street to Columbus Drive

3. THIRD LEVEL OF PRIORITY

Front streets of ALL schools.

4. FOURTH LEVEL OF PRIORITY

Police Station
Jeorse Circle
Fire Stations

5. FIFTH LEVEL OF PRIORITY (RESIDENTIAL AREAS)

Arranged by zone – Minimum 2 trucks per zone
Number Streets – primary
Name Streets - secondary

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

PARK DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SNOW REMOVAL FOR ALL RECREATION CENTERS, CITY HALL PARKING LOT AND ANNEX BUILDING PARKING LOTS.
WASTEWATER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SNOW REMOVAL OF (2) MUNICIPAL LOTS LOCATED NEXT TO CASA BLANCA AND ACROSS THE STREET, POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT (STREET DEPT. WILL HANDLE COURT SIDE AREA) AND POLICE DEPT. SUB STATION.

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Ronald Edmonds
Director
Hours of Service

ADMINISTRATIVE HOURS
Monday – Friday
7 AM - 4:00 PM

East Chicago Transit does not operate on Sundays or the following holidays:

New Years Day, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidents’ Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, General and Primary Election Days.

5400 Cline Avenue
East Chicago, In 46312
Office (219) 391-8463
Fax (219) 391-7001