The Public Works Department of the City of Altoona is dedicated to providing customer-friendly service while preserving and improving the City's infrastructure by resurfacing streets, maintaining City park facilities and improving the public right-of-way.  It consists of three interconnected divisions: Engineering, Electrical, and Highways.  Working together, these divisions manage activities spread over three hundred and sixty lane miles of road within the City limits.​​​​​​​​​