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Investing in Our Future
City staff works to construct and maintain a variety of infrastructure projects every day that help ensure residents receive the quality services they have grown to expect from the City of Irving.
Read more about the work being done around Irving:
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May 10, 2022, Stakeholder Meeting Update
For stakeholders unable to attend the monthly Irving Boulevard Reconstruction meetings, the City of Irving provides updates online to stay on top of the latest news. Read on... -
City Revitalizes Williams Square Plaza, Iconic Mustangs of Las Colinas
The newly renovated Williams Square Plaza featuring the iconic Mustangs of Las Colinas reopened after being under construction for the past year. The event debuted Irving’s $7.8 million investment to revitalize Williams Square Plaza and the sculpture. Read on... -
April 12, 2022, Stakeholder Meeting Update
For stakeholders unable to attend the monthly Irving Boulevard Reconstruction meetings, the City of Irving provides updates online to stay on top of the latest news. Read on... -
Summer Overlay Project Kicks Off
Irving Traffic and Transportation Department’s Streets Division will begin Year Five of the Road to the Future Summer Overlay Project, with improvements scheduled on 21 roadways across the city. Read on... -
Irving Unveils ‘Ramiro Lopez Way’
The City of Irving honored former Assistant City Manager Ramiro Lopez with a street sign at the entrance to Briery Yard. Read on... -
Delaware Creek Drainage Update
Phase four of the infrastructure upgrade in the final stages of completion. Read on... -
Williams Square Plaza Sign Moved into Place
The move gives the sign a more high-profile location, and easier access for people wanting to read inscriptions on the back. Read on... -
Excavation Work to Begin on Wyche Park Detention Basin
Excavation will begin in March on a short-term project to lower the bottom of the detention pond by nearly 2 feet. The $525,000 project will decrease the likelihood of a flood risk for seven homes in the area. Read on... -
Design Underway on Carbon Road Pump Station Project
The facility at Belt Line and Carbon roads is currently under design in order to increase its pumping capacity from 25 million to 33 million gallons of water per day. Read on...
Projects
Maintaining Quality Services for Residents
The Capital Improvement Program Department carries out the construction of all infrastructure and capital projects for the city, including city facilities, such as parks and libraries, and the city’s infrastructure, such as streets and drainage.
The Traffic and Transportation Department is responsible for the ongoing maintenance and operation of all roadway surfaces for public streets within Irving, such as patching potholes and repairing sidewalks. It also performs preventive maintenance on traffic signal and evaluates traffic signal timing; stripes roadways, intersections and city facility parking areas; and installs new street signs.
The Water Utilities Department is responsible for providing water and wastewater services to nearly 237,000 residents. This includes the operation and maintenance of approximately 1,500 miles of pipe, eight elevated water storage tanks, 10 ground storage tanks, pump stations, meters, fire hydrants and valves.
In addition to its programs and amenities for the community, the Parks and Recreation Department inspects and maintains all city-owned playgrounds, green spaces and recreation facilities including pools, aquatic and recreation centers. Through the department’s drainage and litter control program, approximately 15,000 pounds of litter and debris are collected weekly from the city’s major thoroughfares.