West Hartford Public Works

02/23/2026

Public Notice from the Director of Public Works
The parking ban for this storm has officially been lifted and will expire at 5:00 PM today.
If you parked your vehicle in any public school parking lot during the ban, you must remove your vehicle no later than 5:00 PM.
Public Works crews have several hours of critical snow removal work remaining to fully clear school parking lots in preparation for normal school operations on Tuesday, February 24. These lots must be cleared to ensure safe access for buses, faculty, staff, students, and families.
After 5:00 PM, any vehicles remaining in public school parking lots will be towed. We will have no alternative. Our responsibility is to ensure that schools can safely and efficiently open tomorrow.
We appreciate your immediate attention to this matter and thank you for your continued cooperation and support.

02/23/2026

Out all night keeping up

02/22/2026

Starting Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 2pm.

11/21/2023

The Connecticut Association of State Highway Officials is pleased to announce that the Distinguished Service Award for 2023 has been bestowed upon West Hartford Public Works in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the community and the state's transportation infrastructure.

At the CASHO 50th Annual awards banquet on November 18, 2023, West Hartford Public Works was celebrated for their remarkable standard for public service and infrastructure management and was acknowledged for their vital role in supporting Connecticut's transportation systems.

The 2023 Distinguished Service Award is a testament to the exceptional teamwork, leadership, and dedication of the entire West Hartford Public Works team. It acknowledges their commitment to excellence and their role in ensuring that Connecticut's roadways remain safe, efficient, and well-maintained.

Pictured here:
Front row, L to R: Brooke Nelson, Municipal Parking Operations Manager, Mayor Shari Cantor, and John Phillips, Director of Public Works.

Back row L to R: Alex Trujillo, President of CASHO and East Hartford Director of Public Works, Keith Larson, Streets Operations Manager, Jim Brennan, Assistant Town Engineer, Brian Mitchell, Operations Manager, Greg Sommer, Town Engineer, Rick Ledwith, Town Manager, and Duane Martin, Director of Community Development.
West Hartford Public Works

07/27/2023

The waste management crisis is on Weha Public Works' mind

New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.

05/16/2022

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Happy National Public Works Week, Flower Mound! Rain or shine, the men and women in our Public Works Department operate behind the scenes to keep our Town ru...

01/25/2022

The Town of West Hartford has a vacancy for the position of Street Maintainer I (CT Hires Job ID #824321). The deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m., Friday, February 18, 2022. This is a full-time position within the Department of Public Works. The job description can be viewed via our website (see link below).

Through our efforts to encourage and increase diversity, please know that the Town of West Hartford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, s*x, national origin, physical disability, s*xual orientation, identity or preference. The Town provides reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Please post and share with your various communities, employment seekers, and other resources. Also, refer all candidates of interest to view our website for more information and to apply using this link: https://www.westhartfordct.gov/town-departments/human-resources/job-openings.

Job Openings - Town of West Hartford

12/08/2021

https://we-ha.com/holiday-string-lights-can-be-recycled-in-west-hartford/

String lights are considered electronic waste and there are two facilities in West Hartford that will accept them. By Ronni Newton Strings of holiday lights that are no longer suitable to adorn homes or trees – which perhaps have been the source of extensive frustration before being discarded – ...

05/25/2021

https://recyclingpartnership.org/a-17b-investment-in-recycling-will-leverage-a-system-that-delivers-tons/

The release of our newest report is part of that push to help the world envision a successful U.S. recycling system more clearly. “Paying it Forward – How Investments in Recycling Will Pay Dividends” outlines what it will take to create the healthy system we need, and what that commitment will...

05/17/2021

National Public Works Week Proclamation
May 16 – 23, 2021
“Stronger Together”
WHEREAS, public works professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities and services of vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities and to the public health, a higher quality of life and the well-being of the people of West Hartford; and,
WHEREAS, these infrastructure, facilities and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public works professionals, composed of engineers, managers and skilled employees at all levels, who are responsible for rebuilding, improving and protecting our infrastructure including its transportation network, storm water, solid waste, parks and recreational assets, public buildings, fleet maintenance, parking services, cemetery services and other facilities essential for our citizens; and,
WHEREAS, Public Works staff have endured and adapted during COVID19 to meet the challenges and complete the essential work required every day to preserve the wellbeing of the West Hartford. Public Works has been on the front lines providing critical work every day which we could have never imagined.
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of its citizens, civic leaders and children of West Hartford to gain knowledge of, and to maintain an ongoing interest and understanding of, the importance of Public Works and its programs and deliverables to our community; and,
WHEREAS, the year 2021 marks the 61st annual National Public Works, We are Stronger Together
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that on behalf of the Town Council of West Hartford and the residents of West Hartford, I, Mayor Shari G. Cantor, do hereby pledge to support our public works professionals, engineers, managers and skilled employees and to recognize the substantial contributions they make protecting our national health, safety, and quality of life.
May 17, 2021
Shari G. Cantor

05/12/2021