Clean & Safe Streets
The streets system in Philadelphia totals 2,575 miles - 2,180 miles of city streets, 35 miles of Fairmount Park roads, and 360 miles of state highways.
The Highway Unit builds and maintains 2,525 miles of this system.
The Sanitation Division collects and disposes of approximately 700,000 tons of rubbish and 100,000 tons of recyclables a year.
The Highway Unit and Sanitation Division work together in salting and plowing 2,490 miles of streets during significant snow accumulations.
The Bureau of Survey & Design is responsible for legal plan records and engineering services for the street system and 320 bridges.
The Traffic Engineering Unit has 2,950 signalized intersections, 15,000 conventional stop intersections, and 3,000 all-way stop intersections under its jurisdiction.
The Street Lighting Unit is responsible for 100,000 street lights and 18,000 alley lights.
 
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