The Street Department is responsible for the daily maintenance of our City streets and is made up of four specialized crews.

• Pot Hole Repair
• Utility Cut Repair
• Brick Cut Repair
• Concrete and Construction Repair and Maintenance

Please report any street maintenance issues to 903-531-1393 or contact us.

The Drainage Maintenance crew reports to the Stormwater Department and is responsible for the daily maintenance of the City's Stormwater system which includes:

• Storm Drain Inlet Boxes
• Creeks / Natural Drainage ways
• Major and Minor Bridges

Please contact us with any drainage issues at 903-531-1393 or contact us.

The City's Tree Crew is responsible for the daily maintenance of trees within the City's right-of-ways and easements and perform the following tasks:

• Tree Trimming*
  • Trees overhanging the City streets should have a minimum of 14 foot ground clearance.
• Dead Tree Removal
  • Tree must be in the City right-of-way or City easement area of a property.
  • Must be dead or in distress as determined by the City Arborist.
  • Must be determined to be a nuisance to public property or safety as determined by the City Arborist.
• Removal of fallen trees and limbs from public roadways.

Please call us at 903-531-1393 or contact us to report tree issues in your neighborhood.

*The City Tree Crews do not trim trees away from powerlines. Please contact Oncor at 1-888-313-4747.

The City's Mowing Crew is responsible for maintaining the main thoroughfares of the City which consists of 17 predetermined routes.

Please help us keep Tyler beautiful and remember:

• It is the individual property owners responsibility to maintain their yards to the street or curb line.
• Grass / weeds should not be allowed to grow to more than 12 inches high.
• Grass clippings should not be placed or blown into the street.
• Illegal Dumping and violations of City Codes should be reported to City of Tyler Code Enforcement at 903-531-1312

The City has a fleet of four Street Sweepers that work in tandum with each other to sweep all paved streets within the city limits. The City is divided into 87 zones. Each cycle of sweeping begins in the first zone then progresses sequentially down through all zones until a cycle is completed.  One cycle averages 1.5 months to complete.

Please contact us at 903-531-1393 or contact us with any questions or concerns

While Oncor maintains most of the street lights, the City of Tyler's Traffic Operation's Department maintains street lights along Loop 323 and select lights downtown. 

To determine if a street light is maintained by Oncor, visit Oncor Street Light Outage Report.  If the light is listed, you can submit the report directly to Oncor on the website. 

If the light is not listed, it is maintained by the City of Tyler.  To report street lights out to the City, call (903) 531-1201.  You will need to identy the specific location of the street light.

Contact Tyler Police Department Dispatch at (903) 531-1000.  DO NOT call 911.  

Any other questions, issues, concerns or requests concerning traffic signals, street signs, and pavement markings, please visit the Traffic Operations website.