Street Division

The City of Paducah Street Division maintains approximately 220 miles of streets inside the city limits of Paducah. The Street Division handles all issues related to maintenance and drainage in the right-of way, storm sewers, sidewalks, curb and gutter, alley maintenance, creek maintenance, City owned parking lots, and snow and ice control. The Street Division also handles all traffic related issues concerning signage and signals inside City limits. If you have questions, comments, or concerns relating to any of these issues, contact us at (270) 444-8511.

Street Rehabilitation

The document below lists all the streets within the City of Paducah and their ranking.  Each street or street segment is ranked, including sidewalk, curb, and gutter, from 0 to 5 with 0 being non-existent; 1 equals a street in very bad condition; and 5 equals a street in very good condition.

2011 Street Ranking Inventory >>

 The document below shows the streets scheduled for rehabilitation for for fiscal year 2011-2012.  The streets are listed in no particular order and the list is subject to change. 

2011-2012 Street Rehabilitation Plan >>

Ranking a street helps the Engineering-Public Works Department identify the problem streets and areas within the City.  When ranking a street, the entire right-of-way infrastructure is evaluated.  The evaluation considers the conditions of the pavement, curbs and gutters, and sidewalks.  The evaluation often is done during late winter when the construction projects are at a lull.  The City’s Engineering Assistant drives each street in Paducah and updates the street ranking document.

The streets chosen each year for rehabilitation are not chosen solely based upon a low street ranking.  Other factors taken into consideration include

• Traffic Impact – if a street has a high traffic flow, it is considered to be a higher priority.
• Utility Work – If utility work is scheduled for a particular road, the street rehabilitation will be postponed until the utility projects are completed first.
• New Economic Development or Construction Projects – The timing of completion of the construction of new buildings affects the rehabilitation of streets.  Repairing a street will be done after the construction work is completed.
• Subdivision Rehabilitation Projects – When it becomes evident that several streets need to be rehabilitated within a subdivision, the project often becomes a large-scale subdivision rehab project (examples:  Morgan Cornell, Conrad Heights, Wallace Heights, Forest Hills).
• Budget – The available funds and the estimated rehabilitation costs determine the amount of work that can be done each year.  The cost of materials also is a determining factor.  As the cost of asphalt per ton or concrete goes up, the amount of paving and concrete work that can be done using a set budget amount is reduced.  Paducah receives an allocation of funds from the Municipal Aid Program (MAP).  MAP funds are collected from the State gas tax and are allocated for maintenance, reconstruction or construction of City streets.  Paducah’s allocation of State gas tax funds averages between $400,000 and $500,000 a year.  The City then sets aside another half million or so dollars from the Investment Fund for the annual street resurfacing projects.     

Code of Ordinances 

Duties of abutting property owners regarding maintenance within right-of-way (Paducah Code of Ordinances 98-31)  >>

Sidewalk Replacement Agreement (Paducah Code of Ordinances 98-32) >>

Driveway Entrance Pipes (Paducah Code of Ordinances 98-33) >>