The Capital Improvement Section manages the City’s annual Capital Improvement Program, handling planning, right‑of‑way acquisition, environmental review, surveying, design, inspection, and contract administration. Its goal is to deliver needed projects efficiently while remaining flexible to changing conditions. The section includes a Design Group, which prepares plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and a Construction Group, which oversees contracts, inspections, and materials testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, bid, and implement Public Works construction projects
• Deliver street and highway improvements, including widening, medians, streetscapes, pavement rehabilitation, slurry seal, and concrete repairs
• Complete traffic signal, lighting, safety, water, wastewater, stormwater, public facility, community service, and redevelopment projects
• Provide contract administration support to other City departments

Project Categories:
Capital projects fall into seven functional areas: Streets, Traffic Safety, Public Facilities, Water Utility, Waste & Storm Water, Community Services, and Redevelopment.

Projects are further classified as:

• Community Preservation: maintaining existing infrastructure (highest priority)
• Infrastructure Development: building new facilities
• Community Enhancement: improving aesthetics and livability

These classifications help prioritize projects based on community needs and available resources.

View a project schedule of current CIP projects.