Department of Public Works PLUS

Open Issues: 454 • Closed Issues: 8,664 • Acknowledged Issues: 93
  • Street Light OutAcknowledged
    23-99 Hunt St Watertown Town, MA, 02472, USA - Watertown
    We live right next to the parking lot on hunt street and have been witness to many late night shady activities in the parking lot. Now that the street light has been out since a semi truck took out the telephone pole, it’s super dark and welcoming to those who don’t want to be seen. We’ve been leaving our back porch light on to try to illuminate the parking lot, but are missing the former street light that should be lighting this area.
  • Mile 46.5 State Rte 16 E Watertown, MA, 02472, USA - Watertown
    There was no appropriate category to list this under, so my apologies that this is not the correct category. A tree trunk along the river that was tied to a cable supporting the utility pole across the street in front of Watertown Gas. The tree trunk appears to have snapped and fallen, pulling the now crooked utility pole toward the road.
  • 36 N Beacon St Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    Street light out in front of China Rainbow
  • 4-8 Coolidge Ave Watertown Town, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    The end of Coolidge Ave, at the traffic light intersection with Arsenal, requires lane markings to be painted. It's entirely unclear whether it's meant to be a single lane or two lanes. It's wider than a typical single lane, but narrower than a double lane. You can see in this photo that the white Tacoma pulled up out of nowhere after the Sonata and I were already queued up at the light. So he proceeded to angle himself in front of the Sonata. After this photo was taken, another car pulled up alongside my left, with their side view mirror just a few inches away from mine, as they tried to squeeze between me and the double yellow line. This situation happens every time I sit at this light. Please stripe this intersection with appropriate lane markings for whatever the intended configuration is. And if it's meant to be two lanes, please include signage and markings for whichever lane is intended to turn whichever way. Thank you.
  • Maplewood St & School St Watertown Town, MA, 02472, USA - Watertown
    There is a street sign missing for “stop sign ahead”. The new stop sign has been up for months yet still 10-20% of cars I see (I work from home and can hear and see them) going through this intersection fail to stop to even attempt to stop. They just fly right through. Southbound is almost understandable since the sign is behind a tree. North bound, the drivers must be staring at their phone and not aware that kids may be crossing the street and just go 30mph straight through. Is there any increased viability that could be done to remedy this? Perhaps one of those flashing stop signs, a stop ahead sign, street paint…? I fear only when someone dies trying to cross the street will Watertown think to do something about it. It was hard enough getting this sign in the first place and that was only after numerous serious crashes and requests.
  • 89 Morse St Watertown MA 02472, United States - Watertown
    Missing No Parking sign on Morse St at the corner of union st. People park AT the corner making it a blind stop sign in one direction and a blind hill going down Morse st. It's very dangerous cannot see in either direction when coming off union at stop sign.
    THE BASE OF POLE OF THE SIGN IS STICKING OUT OF THE SIDEWALK I fell on it last night AGAIN.
    REPLACE THE SIGN BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS COLLISION THERE. Thx ,,
  • Arlington St & Mount Auburn St Watertown Town, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    The right overhead traffic signal head on Arlington Street southbound at Mount Auburn has a green light out.
  • Bigelow Ave & Mount Auburn St Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown

    A visually impaired constituent reported that several audible pedestrian signals in Coolidge Square are not loud enough to be heard. They requested that the volume be reviewed and adjusted as needed for the two signals near Coolidge Hardware, the signal in front of 7-Eleven, and the three signals used to cross Bigelow Avenue at Mount Auburn Street (both sides of the street and the median island).

    Could these locations please be reviewed and the volume increased if necessary?

  • 24 Chauncey St Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    The school zone speed light amber light at Chauncey St is not flashing during school start and end times.
  • Street Sign RepairAcknowledged
    190-222 Boylston St Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    Please note street name is misspelled. Sign should read Dartmouth St. The sign at Dexter St. is correct. This sign is at Boylston St.
  • 340-348 Arsenal St Watertown Town, MA, 02472, USA - Watertown
    Should there really be a stop sign on the bike path on Arsenal St at the Lexus dealership’s driveway? Only one direction has it.
  • 90 Lowell Ave Watertown, MA, 02472, USA - Watertown