Engineering

About

Engineering is responsible for the performance and/or supervision of all traffic control, parking, engineering and design services needed by the city. Responsibilities also include keeping records of the public facilities and the information related to the street network and sewer system.

Other areas of responsibility include overseeing the street lighting system, the majority of which is owned by Consumers Energy. Engineering staff is actively involved with the Walkable Communities Task Force in efforts to make Jackson pedestrian and bicycle friendly.

Responsibilities

Engineering is responsible for the engineering design and inspection on capital improvement construction projects such as:

• Municipal parking construction
• Roadway construction
• Sanitary sewer construction
• Storm sewer construction
• Water main construction
• Other major municipal construction projects

For More Information

Further information is available on other engineering projects such as:

• Parking
• Street light problems
• Traffic signs
• Traffic signals

Permits

Permits issued through Engineering include:

• Block parties
• Connection to sewers
• Driveway and curb cuts
• Working within the street right-of-way