Street Department

,Staff

• Street Superintendent: John Karstens
• Shop Mechanic: Kane Kneely
• Traffic Control:  Sebastian Gonzales

Public Works Construction Standard Drawings & Specifications

• Standard Specifications
• Drainage Standards
• Standard Driveway Details 
• Traffic Control Standards
• Control of Access (Driveway) Ordinance 
• Driveway Specifications
• Erosion Control Standards

2025 Street Department Projects (subject to change)

• I-40/Hwy. 59 Interchange - Robinson Construction (please click here to view plans)
• Hale Drainage at Baldridge Lane (Completed)
• North 21st Street & Baldwin Street - Goodwin & Goodwin, Inc. 
• Bekaert Drive - Crawford Construction
• North 26th Street - Engineering Underway, construction scheduled for mid-2026
• 42nd Street & Lura Lane (Completed)
• Pointer Trail West (Completed)
• Downtown Drainage Project - Goodwin & Goodwin, Inc.

Residential Curbside Yard Waste Pick-Up

The Van Buren Street Department will provide curbside pick-up within the city limits for limbs up to 6” in diameter and up to 6' in length, bagged leaves, bagged mulch, and landscape waste. Items prohibited are bagged trash, loose leaves, loose mulch, and other loose yard waste.  Also prohibited is processed wood, such as landscape timbers, fencing, etc. Please do not place loose leaves or yard waste in the streets or drainage ditches, which would clog drainage systems. Placing loose waste in the streets or drainage ditches are violations of city ordinances and could result in a fine. You can call the Street Department at 479-471-5009 to leave your address for pick-up and specify either bagged leaves or limbs for pick-up. Please remember not to put limbs or bags next to a utility meter.

**The Yard Waste Facility will be closed on the following dates:

• December 31, 2025
• January 3, 2026