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Perry Blanchard, Operations Manager -
pblanchard@tpcg.org
Barbara Eschete, Clerk V (Operation Manager Assistant) -
beschete@tpcg.org
Vacant, Engineering Analyst
Jerome Robinson, Road & Bridge Superintendent - jrobinson@tpcg.org
Laura Ledet, Clerk IV (Road & Bridge Secretary) - lledet@tpcg.org
David Luke, Vegetation Superintendent - dluke@tpcg.org
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| Office Hours: |
Monday thru Friday 7:00 am to 5:30 pm |
| Office Phone Number: |
(985) 873-6734 or (985) 873-6736
1-800-354-6862 ext 6734 |
| Fax Number: |
(985) 850-4667 |
| Mailing Address: |
T.P.C.G. - Road, Bridge & Vegetation
P.O. Box 2768
Houma, LA 70361 |
| Pysical Address: |
1860 Grand Caillou Road
Houma, LA 70363 |
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 Primary responsibilities of this division are to maintain parish
roads, streets, bridges, and signs, perform grass cutting and tree
trimming. Funding is derived from a ¼ cent parish wide sales tax
with supplemental funding from General Fund. With a work force of
approximately seventy employees, the responsibilities of this
division vary considerably performing the following tasks and
services:
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Inspection
and maintenance of all parish owned roads, streets,
bridges, traffic control signs, caution lights, and raffic
control signals
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Perform
bridge opening with twenty-seven bridge tenders and
"on call" for selected bridges
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Perform
structural analysis of bridges, as required
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Street Sweeping operation.
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Compliance with the State Off- System Bridge
Program.
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Provide
assistance for elections by installing and removal of
ramps and signs at polling locations
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Setup
and removal of barricades for Christmas & Mardi Gras
parades and other downtown activities
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Installation,
repair, and removal of parking meter post
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Painting
street curbing, handicap marking and control stripping
in parish parking lots.
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Grading
and shelling of roadways and shoulders, pump station
roads, government owned parking lots, and recreational
areas
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Oversee fabrication and installation of all
traffic control signs and information signs.
An inventory as of December,
2007 revealed the following statistical information:
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ROADWAYS:
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Asphalt
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185
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Miles
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Concrete
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318
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Miles
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Shell
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23
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Miles
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Curbing
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469.50
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Miles
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TOTAL
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995.50
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Miles
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BRIDGES:
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Moveable
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=
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8
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Manned with Bridge Tenders
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Moveable
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4
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Unmanned - Opened by "On Call"
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Fix Span
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67
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TOTAL
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79
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TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS:
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17,356
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Parish Wide
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TRAFFIC LIGHTS:
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20
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Overhead Traffic Light System
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CAUTIONS LIGHTS:
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73
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Roadside Caution Lights
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In addition to daily operations, significant accomplishments by
the division include:
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Effective
pavement management system
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Computerized
herbicide spraying equipment
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Inventory
of trees within the parish (Broadmoor Subdivision,
Summerfield Area, and etc.)
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Establish
routes for grass cutting and herbicide spraying
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Purchased
equipment for transplanting large trees
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Installed
irrigation systems for Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, Court
Square, Civic Center, and Tunnel Boulevard
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Completed
parish wide sign inventory
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Established
route schedules for road grading
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Computerized
sign fabrication system
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Established
maintenance programs for all bridges, traffic signals, and
caution lights
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Prepared
road inventory manuals for various departments
Some of the goals for the division include:
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Complete
pavement program
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Create
a program that consolidates road maintenance and traffic
planning
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Four to
six week turnaround on grass cutting
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Be more
involved in parish wide beautification programs
(landscaping)
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Consolidate
grass cutting and tree trimming with other departments
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Provide
assistance with training employees in the use of equipment
and safety
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Control
vegetation growth within the city limits near sidewalks
and curbs
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Computerize
Tree Inventory Program, Sign Inventory Program, and Bridge
Maintenance and Inventory Program
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Increase
the size of street name signs on major parish roadways
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Construction
of a new Sign Shop facility
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Consolidate
Signs and signals departments
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Establish
a priority rating system of bridge structural conditions
for replacement program
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Upgrade
existing signal intersections with new technology (NEMA
type controllers)
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Provide
a more efficient office environment for the public
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Upgrade
existing filling system to consolidated information for
research by Division Supervisors
Personnel training and certification include:
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Engineering
accredited courses
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Road
Scholar Graduate
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Licensed
in Horticulture, Landscaping, Arborist, and Herbicide
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Trees,
people, and law seminars
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Attend
seminars to maintain Annual Licenses
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IMSA
Workshops/Training – Work Zone, Traffic Signals, Signs,
and Marking
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Moveable
Bridge Training
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Intense Training Program Certifications
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