Department of Public Works

 The Department of Public Works manages a wide range of maintenance and improvement projects throughout the borough, including: maintaining all roadways in the Borough (except county roads); repaving roads; pothole patching; storm drain maintenance; storm drain installation; brook maintenance; sign work; tree work; plowing roads; salting roads and plowing borough parking lots. In addition, this Department handles traffic light maintenance; borough building maintenance; ball field maintenance; maintaining various borough buildings; leaf pickup; street sweeping; maintaining borough fleet; drainage work; Christmas tree pickup; skating pond maintenance; general citizen complaints; delivering barricades for block parties and upgrading all storm drains to meet D.E.P new storm water regulations.

Information regarding garbage collection, recycling, bulk collection, and other services can be found in the BOROUGH OF NEW PROVIDENCE 2013 CALENDAR

 As of January, 2013 the number to call for missed recycling pickup has changed.  Please call Giordano Recycling, Inc. at 800-216-2250 ext. 10.


Office Hours

7 AM to 3:30 PM Monday - Friday. The Department of Public Works is located on Park Place (near Oakwood Park).

Contact Numbers

Public Works Manager/Director - James - 665-1076

Assistant Manager - Robert - 665-1076

Chief Mechanic - Ralph - 665-1076

Assistant Foreman, Streets and Roads - Scott - 665-1076

Maintenance Mechanic - Greg - 665-1400