City of Medford PLUS

Frequent flooding and freezing on the street due to depression of the street and sidewalk.

This home has its sump pump discharge going right onto the sidewalk. Year round there is either wet, slimy water on the sidewalk that is slippery or in the winter it is icy. Can the resident be asked to move the discharge pipe so it is not causing a hazard for residents walking by. Also, the property has a low apple tree that overhangs onto the sidewalk. My husband was scratched on his face walking by the other day. Can the city trim this or is this the responsibility of the homeowner. Thank you!

The grate for catch basin right in front of Columbus Park's basketball court needs to be cleaned of leaves to allow the street to drain. The water was too deep and the leaves to heavy for me to make a dent, can DPW please come and clear this area? Thanks!

The giant basin that Woburn in high Street is now full of autumn leaves. Does the city have planned to clean it out because otherwise, the basin will not drain and may overflow

several of the drainage basins on Winthrop Street have been Drain basins have been clogged for years, and are causing serious hazards to cyclist pedestrians and automotives. Water floods down the hill during rain storms and causes icing during the cold winter months.

Corner of Middlesex Ave, Rte 16, and Rte 28. Crosswalk that crosses Rte. 16. Ramp is in corner of parking lot of tattoo shop. The second it starts raining, ankle-deep pools form here ever since this was redone and regraded.

This is erosion from Norwich Circle, probably from the grass strip on the westbound side of Norwich Circle where it slopes down to Grove Street. There is gully forming where there used to be a grass strip on Norwich Circle.

Sand, native pebbles, and gravel washing down onto Grove Street. Probably OK to leave it. But it might be better to use the natural sediments to re-fill the gully on the grass strip, i.e. sweep them manually and then transport them by wheelbarrow the short distance.

The grass strip between the sidewalk and road is perhaps public property. But perhaps the abutter(s) could be encouraged to maintain it.

Mechanical sweeping has probably missed the sediments on the right side (in the photo). The similar sediments across the street are new.

I believe I recently saw this exact same issue tersely posted earlier on this site but was unable to find it and it was closed to comments. I wanted to add a photo.

The water drain is located on the raised crosswalk and thus higher than street level. For years, water discharge from the nearby building has frequently run to the street and pooled next to the drain. Unaware pedestrians on the sidewalk get splashed and I've witnessed cyclists wipe out on the resulting black ice during winter.

Sidewalk has been a sheet of ice for days. it's impossible to pass with pets, kids and for the elderly. A cone isn't going to cut it. This house needs to or the city needs to address the situation. Its unsafe to be forced to walk in the street with oncoming cars speeding by

Street flooding because water doesn’t go down catch basin