The city maintains approximately six million linear feet of curb. Curbs gather water that runs off the street and carry it to the storm drainage system.

The Maintenance Division keeps a list of the curb problem locations that have been reported by residents. The most effective, long-term repair of curbs is curb replacement.

Public Works hires a construction contractor to replace a specific amount of curbs each year depending on funding. Most curb repair occurs in the annual asphalt overlay program for residential and thoroughfare streets. For curb problems not included in the replacement contract, the Maintenance Division sends out a crew to patch the curb with asphalt until a permanent fix can be made.

Curb problems can be reported in two ways:

1. E-mail PublicWorksMaintenance@opkansas.org with a description of the problem, location and any other pertinent information. Include your name and home phone number for our records.
2. Call our Maintenance Division from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 913/327-6650.