Department of Public Works PLUS

Open Issues: 417 Closed Issues: 6,529 Acknowledged Issues: 159
  • 67 Burnham Street Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    street light at Burnham and Brigham is flashing/strobing at night
  • 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.
  • Kimball Rd & Maplewood St Watertown Town, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    Street signs for Kimball Rd and Mapplewood are missing.
  • 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 ,,
  • Mile 46.2 State Rte 16 W Newton, Massachusetts, 02460 - Watertown
    Yellow light for lane 1 does not work.
  • Irving St & Mount Auburn St Watertown Town, MA, 02472, USA - Watertown

    The walk signal button at Irving St at Mt Auburn St never triggers a walk sign.

    If someone presses the walk signal to cross Mt Auburn St at Irving St, the walk sign will work.

    Please check the one on the corner of the church that crosses Irving St. Thanks!

  • Street Sign RepairAcknowledged
    Boylston St Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    per request of Sgt. D. Sampson via email on 6/26/2025"
    Install a No Parking sign on the west side of Boylston Street, between the driveway of #69/71 Boylston Street and the driveway of 73/75 Boylston Street. The sign should have an arrow point straight down.
  • 159 Boylston Street Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown

    The plants/shrubs along the planting strips in front of this house have grown again to the point where they are once again blocking visibility when turning from Boylston onto School St. cannot see cars or bikers from this point in a car. Thank you.

    Thank you for looking into this last year.

  • 113–137 School St Watertown MA 02472, United States - Watertown
    The tall shrubs/plants along the curb (next to the sunflowers) on School Street here completely block visibility when turning left onto School St from Boylston Street. If they could be trimmed down it would a much safer turn onto a busy street.
  • 71 Templeton Parkway Watertown, Massachusetts, 02472 - Watertown
    Overgrown vegetation - area around 71-73 Templeton Parkway
  • 87 Melendy Ave Watertown MA 02472, United States - Watertown
    Please can the enforcement team get this property owner to clean this up It is full of invasive, Peres the sidewalk, encourages trash disposal, and could be harboring rodents This is unacceptable Thank you!
  • East End Fire Station - Watertown
    All shrubbery to the right of the Engine 4 bay (right side of building as you are facing it) and down the property line along the same side of the building are in need of pruning.