WORKS DEPARTMENT

What we do

The department's main responsibilities to the Assembly and the public.

• Implement policies on works, report to the Assembly, and advise it on all works-related matters.
• Facilitate the construction, repair and maintenance of:
  • Public roads, including feeder roads
  • Drains along streets in the major settlements of the municipality
• Encourage and facilitate the maintenance of public buildings and facilities.
• Help build, equip, close and maintain markets, and prevent stores being put up outside market areas.
• Inspect projects undertaken by the Assembly, together with the relevant departments.
• Advise the Assembly on prohibiting borrow pits and other excavations, and on the sinking and closure of wells.
• Maintain public buildings, including offices, residential accommodation and ancillary structures.
• Advise and encourage building owners to:
  • Remove dilapidated structures from public places
  • Paint or wash the outside of buildings on their premises
  • Tidy their premises and remove derelict vehicles or objects that cause a nuisance
• Give technical advice on building plans for fire escape, rescue operations and fire management.

Our projects

Follow the infrastructure work the department delivers across Old Tafo.