Public Works

Services Index & Contact Information

ADA Information
(615) 862-8635
Rick Kirkpatrick
720 South Fifth Street
TTY: (615) 862-6747
Alley Maintenance
(615) 862-8750
Online maintenance schedule and interactive map
If debris is blocking the alleyway or if there are potholes or other obstructions in the alley
Blind Intersections
(615) 862-8750
Reporting of intersection obstruction or site distance problems
Customer Service Desk and Information
(615) 862-8750
Online Service Request
Requests for service and information
Composting Questions
(615) 880-1000
Composting information
Composting site (Bordeaux)
1400 County Hospital Road
Disposal of wood waste, mulch and compost purchasing
Convenience Centers
General Information
(615) 880-1000
Convenience centers information
Dead Animal Removal
(615) 880-1000
Debris Cleanup
(615) 862-8750
Graffiti
(615) 880-2444
Graffiti information
Call the Graffiti Hotline to report graffiti or to request graffiti removal or use our online service request form to report graffiti
Grass Cutting (on public right-of-ways)
(615) 862-8750
If grass in the public right-of-way is causing a problem and obstructing site distance. Otherwise, grass is cut on a regularly scheduled basis, check schedules.
Guard Rails
(615) 862-8750
Guardrail repair, guardrail requests
Illegal Trash Dumping (on public right-of-ways)
(615) 340-5644
Littering from Vehicles
(615) 862-8418
Report Litterbugs
Parking Meter Repairs & Bags
(615) 880-2455
Parking Locations, Rates, and Service
(615) 862-8750
Parking information
Permits - Encroachment, Excavation, Lane Closure, Sidewalk Cafe
(615) 862-8782
Permits - Row/ Easement Abandonment, Street/ Alley Closure
(615) 862-8781
Pothole Patching and Repair
(615) 862-8750
Public Relations Office / Publications Request
(615) 880-2439
Media inquiries / requests for publications / requests for presentations
Road Repair
(615) 862-8750
Recycling, Drop-off Sites
(615) 880-1000
Recycling, Information and Education
(615) 880-1000
Refuse Collection
(615) 880-1000
If refuse was not collected at regularly scheduled times or for information concerning holiday pick up
Shoulder Maintenance (public right-of-way)
(615) 862-8750
To repair potholes or remove excessive gravel on the public right-of-way shoulders
Solid Waste Licensing
(615) 880-1000
Street Closures
(615) 862-8782
Road Closures Information
Street Name Signs and Regulatory signs (stop signs, yield signs, etc.)
(615) 862-8750
Request maintenance, repair, or new installation of street name signs and regulatory signs on Metro streets and roads
Street Lights
(615) 862-8750
If you see a street light that's out, flickering, or on all day, please notify Public Works so we can repair it and help keep your neighborhood safe. Before reporting, please check the small metal tag on the pole and copy down the numbers, if possible, to help repair crews identify the light in question. Also, be sure to give the nearest address or any nearby businesses, landmarks, or any other information that might be helpful in locating the problem.
Report street light problems
Street Names and Street Renaming
(615) 862-8781
Title VI Coordinator
(615) 862-8753
Yvonne Foote
750 South 5th Street
Traffic Signals
(615) 862-8750
Twenty-four Hour Emergency Damage (EOC)
(615) 862-8530