Who pays for road repairs on Dearborn city-maintained roads?

March 7th, 20221 DEARBORN — With local drivers suffering through a particularly bad pothole season, we reached out to the city of Dearborn to get insight on how it’s tackling the problem on the neighborhood roads it maintains. Damage from deteriorating roads is a real financial burden for drivers, in Michigan and beyond. AAA says U.S. drivers...

Bent wheels and damaged suspensions: Drivers continue to suffer through a rough pothole season

March 4th, 20220 WAYNE COUNTY — Pothole season continues in Metro Detroit and across the state, with drivers facing expensive repairs and even insurance claims from damaged wheels and suspensions. Wayne County announced last week its highway division was increasing crews and work hours on roads it’s in charge of maintaining, expanding repair...

Dearborn Mayor Hammoud declares snow emergency as of 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17

February 17th, 20220 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn has declared a snow emergency, effective 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17. The emergency will remain in effect until 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18. Mayor Abdullah Hammoud made the announcement ahead of possible of snow accumulations between four and eight inches, according to the National Weather...

Dearborn Heights welcomes new DPW director

August 19th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Despite the city being flooded numerous times since June, Dearborn Heights has welcomed a new Department of Public Works (DPW) director. Bob Conrad, who grew up in Fraser and has lived in Wayne County all his life, started with the city on July 1. He graduated from Lawrence Tech in 1986 with a construction...

Mayor praises DPW work during snow emergency; Councilman goes on a ride-along 

February 18th, 20210 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the first big snowfall of the season causing a snow emergency this week, one City Councilman was ready to go along for the ride. Recently appointed Councilman Mo Baydoun had recently spoken with Department of Public Works Director John Selmi and had mentioned wanting to go on a ride-along for the next snow...

Dearborn Heights Public Works director clears the air about the water

August 19th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With residents concerned over their water quality, the Dearborn Heights Department of Public Works wants to clear the air. All residents citywide recently received letters in the mail regarding the “lead in their water”, which sparked numerous social media posts about the topic and several residents being...

Dearborn: Dispose of tires at the DPW yard for free on Saturday, October 20

October 15th, 20180 DEARBORN, Michigan–  Residents may dispose of unwanted tires for free from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 20 at the DPW Yard, 2951 Greenfield. There is a limit of seven tires per each vehicle visiting the DPW Yard for this disposal event. No tires from commercial sources will be accepted. This program is offered in...