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EXAMPLES OF PROBLEMS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

Do not use the Internet to report any of these problems
PLEASE CALL (800) 675-HELP

Road Problems:

  • Traffic signal malfunction
  • Critical traffic sign down/missing
    • Stop Sign
    • One Way
    • Do Not Enter
    • No Right/Left Turn
    • Keep Right
    • Yield
    • Any sign including the word "Hazard"
  • All street lights out at an intersection
  • Debris in roadway
  • Tree blocking roadway or sidewalk
  • Manhole cover missing
  • Severe sidewalk and curb & gutter damage
  • Plugged catch basin (during storm season)

Others:

  • Hazardous waste spills
  • Sewer backup
  • Water line break

FOR THESE AND OTHER EMERGENCIES, PLEASE CALL (800) 675-4357