Roadway maintains the City’s 829 lane-miles of roads and streets. This maintenance includes street sweeping, pothole repair, asphalt patching, the collection of illegally dumped trash, evaluation of road conditions, re-paving, of all traffic signs maintenance and street markings, snow removal from street and parking lots, and barricading streets when assisting Police or Fire Departments during emergencies or during special events such as parades and festivals. In addition, the Roadway division conducts programs providing leaf collection and removal, Christmas tree disposal, cutting and removal of brush from City lots and abandoned buildings in coordination with the anti-blight initiative, sidewalk and curb repair, cleaning of catch basins and removal of downed trees during storms. The division also provides extensive backup manpower for Sanitation and Recycling as well as assisting Maintenance with evictions.