About the Department

At the City of Pico Rivera we strive to support and enhance a high quality of life for the City’s residents, businesses and visitors by providing well planned, environmentally sensitive, cost-effective infrastructure and services to promote public health, personal safety and transportation. Here at the Department of Public Works, we work for you! Our mission is to improve the quality of life for City residents through responsive, efficient, and effective delivery of services to every neighborhood and by reflecting a can-do attitude with our customers and stakeholders.

More specifically the Department is responsible for the engineering, permitting, maintenance and operation of the City’s infrastructure, including: streets, sidewalks, roadway medians, alleys, public parking lots, traffic signals, etc. The Department also manages maintenance and public service programs such as Graffiti Abatement, Tree trimming, Street Sweeping, Trash and Recycling Services, Utilities and Public Facilities such as City parks.