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STREETS DEPARTMENT

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The Streets Department is responsible for the repair, maintenance, design and construction of all City streets, including lighting and cleaning. It performs all the City’s traffic engineering (regulating traffic flow) and collects and disposes of all rubbish.

FILMING ON CITY STREETS- If you are filming a scene on a street or bridge or if you need to place a camera, equipment or crew on a City street, it is always preferable to avoid the rush hours (7:00-9:30 A.M. and 4:00-6:30 P.M. weekdays), allow for at least one lane of traffic (in both directions) at all times, and maintain a safe pedestrian walkway at all times. Intermittent traffic stoppage can be arranged. This type of traffic restriction requires enough police assistance to adequately control and redirect traffic.

All requests for complete closure of a street are handled on an individual basis. As a general rule, the Streets Department is most favorable to closure of major streets during off-peak hours (7:00 P.M.-7:00 A.M.). Streets that are not used heavily are easier to close for longer periods of time. The Film Office coordinates the permits that are required by the Streets Department and the police assistance necessary to close a street or bridge. Street closure requires 3-5 business days notice.

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