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100
What is the number to call for Dispatch?
(408) 277-4373
100
Crossing what lines could get you in trouble?
Double yellow lines.
100
How many acres of landscape in the right-of-way are maintained by City staff?
234 acres
100
What is the number of streetlights maintained by the City of San Jose?
62,000 streetlights
100
What are the street names that make up the longest roadway through San Jose and the Northern Silicon Valley? Hint: Santa Clara is one of them.
Santa Clara, Alum Rock, The Alameda and El Camino Real
200
What is the number of timecards processed by DOT each year?
10,700
200
What type of wood do you find at the end of a dead end street?
A barricade.
200
How many square feet are in an acre?
43,560 square feet.
200
What are the annual number of complaints received each year about streetlights?
11,500 complaints.
200
What are the total number of miles of bike lanes, trails and paths that will be built once the Bicycle Program completes its "Bike Plan 2020"?
500 miles.
300
When is the right time to inform your supervisor of an action against your drivers license?
IMMEDIATELY
300
What type of clothing accessory would asphalt wear?
A button (Bot-Dot)
300
What are the two major categories of herbicides used by City maintenance staff?
Pre- and post- emergent herbicides
300
How many miles of fiber optic cable were installed by DOT in the last two years?
31 miles
300
Which US President signed the bill that started the Interstate Highway Program in 1956?
President Eisenhower.
400
What does IIPP stands for?
Illness and Injury Prevention Program
400
What famous legend could save your kids life?
A Slow School Xing.
400
What types of plants in addition to the trees found in type 1 landscape are in Type 2 landscape?
Shrubs and flowers.
400
What is the new streetlight technology used by the City?
LED streetlight
400
What does the acronym C-MAQ stand for?
Congestion Management and Air Quality.
500
Sick leave cannot be used for this?
Attending a Giants game, going fishing, or a hang over.
500
What would you typically do this at each leg of an intersection?
Stop at the STOP sign.
500
What four "certifications" are required by landscape staff?
They are QAC, Backflow Prevention, Reclaimed Water and VTA Roadway Safety Certification.
500
How many traffic signal intersections are maintained by DOT?
905 inersections
500
What is the acronym for the 2005 transportation bill that guaranteed $244.1 billion in transportation funding?
SAFETEA-LU
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