Fascinating Facts

10-foot = width of snow plow blade

25 designated snow routes

36 = # of hours to outfit a Police squad car

42” = the height of one Wausau snow plow blade

55 miles of communication cabling

70 City vehicles serviced annual on a rotation basis

90 miles of alleys

120 oil changes per month (average)

180+ miles of routed streets snow plowed

238 dead-end streets

250 miles of non-route streets snow plowed

275 traffic signals

355 cul-de-sacs

456 miles of center-lane streets

500 miles of 2-lane streets

702 pothole requests (on average) filled annually

2,400 inlets (separated storm sewer systems)

2,500 inlets inspected/cleaned

3,030 lbs = the weight of one Wausau snow plow blade

3,500 inlets and catch basins (combined sewer systems)

7,649 storm sewer inlets

11,500 street lights

14,000+ cubic yards of mulch (from City trees) given to the public free of charge

15,400 tons of steel slag aggregate (for sealcoating) placed annually

40,000 informational signs posted

40,000 traffic signs

468,000 gallons of sealcoat oil purchased annually