Engineering Division

Services

The Engineering Division provides engineering services for:

  • Bridges
  • Dams
  • Landfills
  • Sewer Facilities
  • Sidewalks
  • Stormwater Infrastructure
  • Streets
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Responsibilities

The Division is responsible for preparing the Town of Auburn’s roadway resurfacing and reconstruction contract documents and construction oversight of these projects, and provides oversight of the Town’s stormwater management system. The division is responsible for the timely inspections of the Town dams and coordinating the design of the dam reconstruction projects along with the construction oversight. 

Its responsibilities also include:

  • Technical assistance to and review of plan submittal and permitting issues for the Conservation Commission, Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and other Town capital facility projects
  • Developing and managing the regulations governing traffic and parking in the Town
  • Providing traffic planning analysis and recommendations

Complete Streets

A "Complete Street" is one that provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes - walking, biking, transit, and motorized vehicles - for people of all ages and abilities. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Complete Streets Funding Program provides technical assistance and construction funding to municipalities with a Complete Streets Policy and Prioritization Plan. Auburn's policy and approved Prioritization Plan is available here: Complete Streets Policy (PDF) and Complete Streets Prioritization Plan (PDF). Additional information on the Complete Streets program is available at https://masscompletestreets.com/