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Public Works
South Portland Public Works is dedicated to providing a comprehensive variety of services for the welfare and safety of the South Portland community. We handle tasks such as street and sidewalk maintenance, street sweeping, snow plowing, debris removal from storm basins, and oversight of rubbish/recycling collection. We operate the city's transfer facility. The garage division repairs and maintains our fleet of vehicles and heavy equipment. Our sign shop is responsible for installation and maintenance of all street signs, traffic signs, linestriping and graffiti removal.
We are here for you. If you have questions, comments, or requests, please contact us.
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Parking Ban
By ordinance, the City of South Portland maintains a winter parking ban. The ban prohibits parking on all city streets from December 1 to April 1, between 12 midnight and 6 am. In the event of inclement weather, parking ban hours may be extended at the City's discretion.
If your vehicle was parked in violation of the ban and has been towed, please contact the Police Department at 799-5511, ext 8575, for information regarding recovery of the vehicle.
We can't do it all…
Following is a list of some issues which might seem to be handled by Public Works, but are actually responded to by other departments or agencies. You can reach these departments by calling the numbers listed, or by submitting a citizen request form.
| Issue | Who to Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
Leaking water main, missing water main covers, issues with hydrants | Portland | 207-774-5961 |
Street light out (including lights on wooden telephone poles and metal decorative poles. Does not include private lights.) | SP Public Works has recently taken this over (No longer CMP) | 207-767-7635 |
Traffic signal/pedestrian crosswalk light malfunctions | SP Public Works has recently taken this over | 207-767-7635 |
Stormwater drainage issues, | SP Sewer | 207-767-7675 |
Requests to ADD or CHANGE enforceable ------------- (SP Public Works will repair broken existing signs) | SP Police Department ------------ SPPW | 207-799-5511 ---------- 767-7635 |
City tree pruning or removal, | SP Parks Department | 207-767-7670 |
City Ordinance violations | SP Code/Planning Department | 207-767-7603 |
| Street line surveys | SP Public Works has recently taken this over | 207-767-7635 |