CAPE staff recently visited Department of Public Works members at Longden Yard in Arcadia at the end of their surveyor shift. Most of the members’ day is spent out in the field supporting several divisions throughout Los Angeles County.
The surveyors are currently assisting the Flood Maintenance Division by measuring and monitoring dam structures, seismic movements and volume capacities to ensure residents and properties downstream from flood control facilities are safe, dry, and free from mudslides and debris flow.
They are aiding Road Maintenance Division on road repaving projects across the county by staking road improvements, as well as ensuring wheelchair ramps meet Americans with Disabilities Act specifications. The team also routinely surveys monuments that control local residential property lines.
They assist the Construction Division by staking road and flood improvements, such as drainage pipe lines.
They assist the Design Division by providing topography surveys, which map existing road or flood facilities in a 3D cad environment.
CAPE staff will be conducting worksite visits county-wide in the next coming months. Contact the CAPE office to schedule your visit!