Streetscape Division

Public Works' Streetscape Division maintains Torrance's roads and infrastructure year-round. This includes over 800 miles of streets and 500 miles of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. Services include pothole filling, pavement patching, and city parking lot repairs.

The division is also responsible for the landscape maintenance and improvements on city medians.  The Streetscape Division is dedicated to serving our residents in an efficient and cost effective manner by: 

• Trimming, maintaining, and regularly inspecting over 37,000 city trees
• Planting approximately 400 new trees per year
• Renovating, irrigating and maintaining 140+ landscaped medians & parkways totaling over 70 acres
• Mowing and maintaining over 30 acres of turf on medians & parkway
• Responding to approximately 350-450 tree emergency calls annually
• Providing response on a 24 hour/7 day basis for issues such as storm damage or fallen trees

Streetscape division consists of 38 trained staff and is occasionally supported by our private contractor, West Coast Arborist.  The Streetscape division has on board: 

• 5 - International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborists
• 3 - California Department of Pesticide Regulation Qualified Applicators

The department also manages stormwater basins and open ditches to support drainage and flood prevention, and contributes to larger capital improvement projects as needed.

Street Sweeping

City streets are swept weekly, Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Some major and industrial roads are swept earlier in the morning (4:00–6:00 AM) to avoid traffic.

Reporting Potholes

Reporting Potholes on Caltrans-Owned Streets

Reporting potholes, sidewalk, curb, and gutter issues on Caltrans owned streets submit a service request at csr.dot.ca.gov or call (323) 259-2352.

• Hawthorne Blvd (Route 107a) from Redondo Beach Blvd to Pacific Coast Hwy
• Western Ave (Route 213) from 190th St. to 236th St.
• Pacific Coast Hwy (Route 1) from Western Ave to Ave I

Map: Caltrans-owned streets

View a map of CalTrans owned streets(PDF, 397KB)

Reporting Potholes Outside City Limits

County of Los Angeles-Owned Streets

• Located between Normandie and Vermont, County of Los Angeles or dial 211.

City of Los Angeles-Owned Streets

• Located between Western Ave. and Normandie, City of Los Angeles or dial 311.

Storm Drainage and Sumps

A stormwater basin, also known as a sump, is a reservoir that acts as a collection area for storm water overflow. Torrance has several sumps that encompass fairly large areas that can be used to simulate a variety of outdoor venues including open fields, marshes or countryside paths. There are a total of 17 sumps in the City of Torrance, 14 owned and operated by the City of Torrance. 

South Bay cities are required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board of Los Angeles to prevent or treat stormwater with bacteria being discharged to the Santa Monica Bay. Therefore, the City of Torrance maintains stormwater basins in West Torrance to provide natural treatment systems, improve infiltration and groundwater recharge, and provide habitat restoration in these open spaces.

Maps of these can be seen on our Four Ultimate Receiving Water of Torrance Storm Drainage(PDF, 2MB) (2015 PDF Map)