DPW Milwaukee

04/25/2022

Eyes on Milwaukee: Melvina Park Expansion To Start Later This Year

CYMI DPW’s MKE Parks looks forward to further collaboration from the community and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District - MMSD Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Milwaukee City Development @GreaterMilwaukeeFoundation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The 30th Street Corridor (The Corridor) & other partners in advancing this great project!

Century City park will quadruple in size, replacing empty parking lots with play space.

04/25/2022

The City of Milwaukee is seeking an enthusiastic public works leader to provide executive supervision and administration of the operation and maintenance of the Milwaukee Water Works (MWW)!

DPW Milwaukee

04/25/2022

Milwaukee neighborhood cleanup, city effort underway

FOX6 News Milwaukee FOX6's Derica Williams provide an inside look on residents' efforts to keep their neighborhood clean. DPW Milwaukee is pleased to provide roll-off boxes (dumpsters) for these neighborhood cleanups each spring.

"Help to get us back to what the city was," one participant in Saturday's cleanup said. “It makes for a better environment not just for us but for the kids.”

04/22/2022

Kaszube's Park on Jones Island is looking great with its newly-installed signage! Thank you to MKE Parks and Jones Island Milwaukee Kaszube Park Wisconsin for your partnership in ensuring this community asset can provide enjoyment for residents and visitors in the years ahead.

Learn more about public access at Kaszube's Park here ⤵️
portmilwaukee.com/Port-Mke/Cruises--Recreation/Public-Access

04/22/2022

🌎This #EarthDay connect with DPW programs🌎
Recycle For Good, Milwaukee! - reduce landfill use
The Hop - take the streetcar instead of driving to reduce pollution l
MKE Parks - connect to green space

04/22/2022

Zone 2! DPW Milwaukee's Project Clean and Green is in your neighborhood next week- Monday, April 25th through Friday, April 29th. Learn more about how to participate on your specific garbage collection day at www.milwaukee.gov/cleanandgreen.

04/21/2022

This spring, find tips for neighborhood cleanups, home improvements, gardens and green spaces, outdoor activities, & preparation for fire and storm hazards. Take advantage of community resources and grant incentives to make improvements: milwaukee.gov/spring
#SpringintoAction

04/20/2022

Happening NOW!

🚨🚨Join us now and make the City of Milwaukee your next career move!!!!

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04/20/2022

The virtual Lake Drive Public Involvement Meeting is tonight! The virtual meeting will be recorded and posted on the project website.

In case you cant make it, there is another opportunity to attend the open house meeting, in person, tomorrow (4/21) at UWM Helene Zelazo Center from 6:30-8:30 pm.

🗓️Join DPW Milwaukee & Wisconsin Department of Transportation next week for N. Lake Drive Replacement Project (Newberry-Edgewood) Public Involvement Meeting. You can participate virtually on 4/20 or in-person 4/21, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, details in flyer or visit milwaukee.gov/dpw/lakedrive for more info

04/19/2022

♻️Less than one week left (deadline 4/25) as we invite Milwaukee Public Schools K-12 students to showcase their artistic talent and their commitment to reduce, reuse, & recycle via our poster contest! Contest done in partnership with MPS and Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful (KGMB).
➡️ https://city.milwaukee.gov/postercontest

04/15/2022

Project Clean & Green

Our free bulky waste pickup program begins THIS Monday April 18. Check when we'll be coming through your neighborhood 👇

Information about the City of Milwaukee's Clean & Green program including a form to look up your Clean & Green week during program availability.

04/14/2022

A passing of the torch! We wish Commissioner of Public Works Karen Dettmer a fond farewell and thank her for her service as she embarks on a new journey with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. City Engineer Jerrel Kruschke takes up the helm as Interim Commissioner.

04/14/2022

🗑️No garbage & recycling pick up Friday. Drop-Off Centers closed Fri & Sunday
🅿️No overnight parking enforcement Sat night into Sun morning. Vehicles still must be legally parked. Tow Lot open Friday & Saturday 9a-1p, Closed Sunday
🚰Water Works Customer Service Closed Friday

04/14/2022

DPW is proud to support the raising of the 414 Flag as we all celebrate what makes Milwaukee great! #414Day

04/13/2022

🗓️Join DPW Milwaukee & Wisconsin Department of Transportation next week for N. Lake Drive Replacement Project (Newberry-Edgewood) Public Involvement Meeting. You can participate virtually on 4/20 or in-person 4/21, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, details in flyer or visit milwaukee.gov/dpw/lakedrive for more info

04/12/2022

Consider a career with our #milwaukeeforestry as an Urban Forestry Laborer. Must be at least 18-years-old with a driver's license and good driving record. Learn more at an in-person info session TONIGHT (Tues) 4/12 at Employ Milwaukee at 6 pm.

04/11/2022

Last call! Application due tomorrow Tuesday, April 12.
https://milwaukee.gov/jobs

Come and join the Department of Public Works as a Operations Driver/Worker!!!

Enjoy a career were every single day makes a difference in the lives of others, and every effort and every detail matters.

The Operations Driver Workers provide professional driving and critical manual laboring functions, including municipal solid waste and recycling collection, street sweeping, snow and ice control, and operation of heavy equipment for the Department of Public Works. This position is critical to the cleanliness, health and safety of the City, its residents and visitors.

Don't wait apply today online at Milwaukee.gov/DER/jobs application period ends 4.12.22
DPW Milwaukee

04/08/2022

This weekend the Drop Off Centers go to spring/summer hours. From April 10– November 26 the Drop Off Centers are open Tuesday through Sunday, 7 AM to 3 PM. Visit http://Milwaukee.gov/DropOff for more information.

04/08/2022

Pothole season: DPW says it has responded to 2,100 fill requests

With asphalt now in production we've switched to hot mix pothole patching which provides longer-term repairs.

Thomas Wangerin, Street Service manager for DPW, said between March and May is when nearly 40% of their pothole requests come in. He said so far they have received 2,500 requests and responded to 2,100.

04/08/2022

Just one week left to order your Compost Bin! Orders must be placed by April 15th and MUST be picked up on Saturday, June 11th from 9 AM to 2 PM at Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful (KGMB)
👉Learn more and place your order here: https://www.recyclingconnections.org/milwaukee

04/07/2022

Proud to be a partner in this initiative to further activate public spaces and private development for gathering places!

04/07/2022

🛴Our analysis of the 2021 Dockless Scooter Pilot Study is available. A recommendation for the future of scooters in Milwaukee is forthcoming.
The report can be viewed here ➡ milwaukee.gov/DocklessScooters

04/04/2022

Be advised a Wisconsin Department of Transportation resurfacing project is underway on I-43 between the Mitchell and the Marquette Interchange! Plan ahead by checking out their project web page: https://projects.511wi.gov/43resurf/

04/04/2022

The City of Milwaukee Operations Driver Worker Recruitment

Now Hiring Operations Driver Workers! Last day to apply is April 12th.

This is a recruitment video for the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works Operations Driver Worker (ODW) position.

04/04/2022

DPW Milwaukee's summer collection season begins today. All garbage and recycling carts should be set out for collection on your scheduled collection day. Find a PDF of your new schedule and your next collection day at Milwaukee.gov/CollectionDay.

04/01/2022

Agreed. Such a wonderful celebration and tribute!

03/31/2022

Since before rush hour we've been salting city-wide but please be cautious if traveling.

03/28/2022

DPW Milwaukee's summer collection season begins next Monday, April 4th. Beginning on this date, all garbage and recycling carts should be set out for collection on your scheduled collection day.

👉Find your new schedule and next collection day at Milwaukee.gov/CollectionDay. (Please note that your summer schedule will populate after your last winter pick-up. Some residents have a final winter collection this week.)

03/25/2022

✨On this, our final Feature Friday of Women’s History Month 2022, we are pleased to recognize Syreeta Woodley, Water Field Supervisor!

Ms. Woodley began her career with the City of Milwaukee 21 years ago as a Seasonal City Laborer. In 2003, she commenced her journey in Water Distribution as a Water Repair Worker I. In 2008, she was promoted as the first Black female to Water Repair Worker II. In 2014, she became a Water Chief Repair Worker, the first female to hold that position within the Milwaukee Water Works, and by 2015, Ms. Woodley became the first Black female to climb through the ranks of Water Distribution, rising from Repair Worker I into management.

As Water Field Supervisor, Ms. Woodley helped establish Water Distribution’s Lead Service Line Replacement Program, developed and implemented various staff training programs, and is part of the team developing Targeted Universalism processes to be used by Water Distribution and to serve as a template throughout the Department of Public Works (DPW).

Says, Ms. Woodley, “I am dedicated to applying ways to be more thorough and efficient so that the entire department benefits. I am currently enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Local Government Education Program. Through hard work and a continuous drive to improve relationships, systems, and work climate, I have served the City of Milwaukee.”

Many thanks to Syreeta Woodley for her on-going commitment to her department and to the city’s residents!

#WorkInMilwaukee #WorkForMilwaukee #WorkOnMilwaukee #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenEmpowerment #WomenInspiringWomen #Inspiration #mkeproud

DPW Milwaukee

03/25/2022

Happy to assist dedicated citizens and their efforts!

03/23/2022

Build a career with the City of Milwaukee as an Electrician!

The Municipal Services Electrician inspects, installs, services, repairs and maintains electrical equipment for the City’s street lighting, traffic control, water and sewer instrumentation, communication network systems, buildings, and facilities.

Apply online at https://city.milwaukee.gov/DER/jobs
by April 4, 2022.
DPW Milwaukee

03/23/2022

North Humboldt Boulevard

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation and DPW Milwaukee reconstruction project on N. Humboldt Blvd (North Ave to Keefe Ave) begins March 28th. Majority of the work is anticipated to be done in 2022, with landscape and electrical planned in spring 2023.

What to Expect During Construction - Riverwest Neighborhood
*Traffic maintained on Humboldt, one lane in each direction
*Pedestrian accommodations provided
*On-street parking will be restricted
*Access to businesses will be maintained - shop local!
*Milwaukee County Transit System detours for routes #14, 22, 66, 66 Weekend and Summer Service, and 40U. Check out ridemcts.com for details.

For more information about the project and to sign up for construction updates, visit milwaukee.gov/dpw/humboldt

Replacement project from East North Avenue to East Keefe Avenue