This department is comprised of one full-time Supervisor, Jerry Windsor, four Utility I workers and several seasonal workers.  This department is located at 951 South Section Street in the City Shop Complex. 

The primary function of the Street Department is to maintain the city's storm drain systems and five storm water pump stations along with over 40 miles of street networking  throughout the City.  Some of the functions of the Street Department include sweeping the streets, replacing broken sidewalks and wheelchair ramps, replacing and installing new traffic control signs, crack sealing the roads, and other various types of maintenance work. 

There are also several large capital projects that are financed out of the Street Department budget including the future north Burlington Boulevard Improvement Project from Highway 20 north to the Chuckanut interchange.  This project will consist of developing the road into five lanes, two lanes in each direction and one center turn lane, with sidewalks and bicycle trails on both sides.  This project is currently being designed and later in 2006 right-of-way will be obtained.  It is anticipated that construction will start in 2007-2008 for this $3 million dollar project.  The City has been successful in obtaining a grant from the Transportation Improvement Board for $2 million to help finance this project.

Another project from the Street Department fund is the Nevitt Road Improvements over on the west side of Burlington at Highway 20.  The City is working on this project in conjunction with the Washington State Department of Transportation on SR-20 from Fredonia to Interstate 5.  The City will be participating in this project to develop Nevitt Road from SR-20 south down to Andis Road.  This is approximately a $2.5 million dollar project and should provide better transportation improvements over on the west side.

The Street Department is financing Whitmarsh Road Improvements.  This project is ready to go out to bid and is anticipated to be constructed this summer (2006) for a new underpass on the Old 99 Bridge between Burlington and Mount Vernon.  The signal on the Burlington side of the bridge will be taken out and right-turn-only lanes will be added on the Whitmarsh Road connectors at Burlington Boulevard.  An underpass will be developed underneath the bridge for people to use to make their turning movements.  This is a $350,000 project scheduled to be completed by October 2006.