Public Works Facility Current Use
Location-The Mt. Lebanon Public Works Facility is located at 1250 Lindendale Drive and is
bounded on the south by Painters Run Road, on the north by Lindendale Drive, on the east by
Cedar Boulevard and the western boundary is at the foot of a slope running down from
residential property above.
Facility egress and access - approximately 35% of the public works yard and facility area is
used for circulation. Large trucks and pieces of heavy equipment must passed through the yard
area and space is required for dumping and loading, so large areas must be open for vehicle and
equipment passage.
Building #1-The main building was constructed in the 1950’s and is a brick two story facility.
The lower level is used as a vehicle repair facility. Three of the four garage entrances enclose
the primary repair facility. The fourth garage houses a welding and equipment repair facility
along with an emergency generator. Also located on the ground floor is a pistol range used by
the municipal police and various pistol clubs.
Second floor of building #1 – access to the second floor of building #1 is provided by a
driveway which runs off of the main entrance upper ramp to the second level. The second level
is used for vehicle storage, the public works sign shop, employee muster area, dining area, boiler
room, storage area and the public works superintendent office. The garage provides shelter for
up to ten public works trucks (1 pickup, 1 paint van, 1 plumber’s truck and 7 small dump trucks).
Building #2 is a four bay open storage area. This area is used to house salt and aggregate
material. It is a one story lean-to type structure with a corrugated metal roof. One of the four
bays is used to store various pieces of equipment used for field maintenance and dry storage.
Building #3 is a five bay storage facility. Four of the five bays are used to store equipment and
trucks (. 5 large trucks, 1 sewer vactor, 1 camera truck, 1 front end loader, 1 lift truck, 1 bucket
truck are stored in this building).. The fifth bay houses the carpenter shop area. In between
buildings 2-3 is a small open area which is used to store leaf boxes. The municipality has six 15
cubic yard steel leaf boxes which are stored in this area.
Building #4 is a salt storage area which has a storage capacity of approximately 5,000 tons of
salt. This is a round dome facility. In between building 3-4 is an area where traffic signals are
stored. These signals are used to replace parts on other traffic signals throughout the
municipality.
Area #1. The asphalt roadway and grassy area running from Lindendale Drive leading back to
the public works facility is 124 feet long and 28 feet wide. The roadway is constructed of
asphalt. The roadway is bounded by large oak trees on the left and right. The area to the left of
the roadway is bounded by a stream running next to Cedar Boulevard and houses a natural gas
metering facility. The area right of the roadway is bounded by a slope. This area is
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approximately 300 feet long and 45 feet wide. It is a flat and grassy area surrounded by trees.
This area is referred to as Area #1 on the map.
Area #2 contains the underground diesel and gasoline fuel tank access areas. It is also used to
store the Mt. Lebanon fire department’s family safety house, as well as, the Mt. Lebanon area
DUI task force trailer. This area measures 76 feet by 70 feet and is bounded by access roads and
the fuel dispensing facility.
Area #3 Fuel Dispensing Area – this area consists of two fueling pumps, one diesel and one
gasoline. The pumps are covered by a lighted canopy and allow access on the right and left side
of the pumps. The area is 58 feet by 35 feet.
Area #4 is a parking area for municipal public works staff. This is a triangular shaped area.
The widest section which is close to the building #1 facility is 58 feet deep and is 145 feet in
length. The parking area is surfaced with asphalt and there is a concrete lag retaining wall at the
rear of the parking lot.
Area #5 is a through access road and a service area for vehicles being worked on in the
vehicle repair shop. The roadway area is made up of paver bricks and measures 108 feet in
length and 50 feet in width. This is a very congested and heavily used area and serves as the
primary access road into the lower public works yard.
Area #6 is a temporary salt storage area, and a storage area for leaf vacs with 6 foot planked
walls on either side. This area is used to house leaf vacuums and other pieces of equipment that
do not fit within the storage garages. It has an asphalt surface and measures 40 feet in width and
148 feet in length. During the wintertime this area is also used to store rock salt and anti-skid
materials.
Area #7 houses contractor’s equipment that is used for cleaning, inspecting and televising
sanitary sewers, rehabilitating manholes and lining sanitary pipes. These contractors work
directly for the municipality. At any time there could be as many as six large vehicles in this
area. Most of the contractors who provide this service are from out-of-state and when they are
working in Mt. Lebanon their equipment is stored overnight. It is an unimproved surface
measuring 190 feet in length by 24 feet in width. On the left it is bounded by a slope and the
right by an unimproved roadway leading to the lower portion of the public works yard.
Currently contractors have two trailers, one for road safety and the other for sanitary sewer
cleaning hoses. Also a large camera box truck, a large vactor truck and a large potable water
truck. Also stored in this area are approximately 75 traffic barricades (used by the municipality
for block parties and other events), picnic tables for winter storage , 3 vehicles waiting for auto
auction and a parking division truck.
Area #8 is the municipal nursery and is located on top of a slope running from the public works
yard up towards Cedar Boulevard. This is a grassy area with access roads from the lower public
works yard and a chained access area from Cedar Boulevard. This area is 400 feet in length by
72 feet in width. The area slopes from Cedar Boulevard toward the public works facility. As
many as 300 trees have been stored in this area. Currently we are waiting for our tree delivery.
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Area #9 contains a 3,000 gallon liquid calcium storage tank and dispersal system which is used
to treat rock salt during the winter. Currently there are 20 snow plow blades stored in this area.
The area measures 50 feet in length by 49 feet in width. Immediately behind this area, is a small
flat area which is used to store public works trailers. Currently there is one trailer stored in this
area. Also, it is where manhole lids, rings and inlet castings are stored. These items will be
reused by the public works department. This area also houses ribbed drainage pipes. Currently
there are ten 20 foot sections being stored in this area. Also construction block and road paving
brick are stored here along with parking lot bumpers. This area measures 70 feet in length by 40
feet in width. It is bounded by a slope up to the nursery level and jumbo block wall on the lower
level.
Area #10 is 35 feet in width by 68 feet in length. It is bounded on the left by a jumbo block wall
and on the right by the public works access road. It is an asphalt surface and it is used for
storage of anti-skid materials during the winter, as well as, salt boxes. Currently there are 23 salt
boxes being stored in this area. Also stored in this area are three skids of rubber sidewalk
material and four pallets of red street bricks, as well as, the forks for the high lift.
Area #11 General materials storage area- is bounded by slope on left and access road on right.
This is used to store aggregate materials, 8 x 8 posts and top soil. Three large jumbo blocked
cribbed in areas were constructed for this purpose. Also, two 8 x 12 x ¾ inch steel traffic safety
plates are stored here and one leaf vacuum that is no longer in service, but being used for parts.
This area measures 23 feet in width by 89 feet in length. Also a portion of this area measuring
23 feet in width and 60 feet in length, immediately adjacent to the salt storage area, provides
access during the winter for trucks accessing the salt dome.
Area #12 houses three 30 cubic yard debris storage containers and one 5 yard recycling
container. On the right it is bounded by a slope leading up to residential properties and on the
left by an access road to the rear of the public works yard. The area measures 73 feet in length
by 35 feet in width. Also near this area outside of the salt storage dome are fifteen 55 gallon
storage drums which are used as trash cans through municipal parks. Also counter weights for
the backhoe, a line striping machine, a steel work box and approximately 40 wooden pallets.
Areas #13 Construction equipment and material storage- area bounded by a slope on right and
by main access road to the public works lower yard area. Aggregates and recycled asphalt
surface measuring 500 feet in length and 45 feet in width. This area houses construction
equipment used by municipal and utility contractors. Currently there are four backhoes being
used by O’Hearn Construction on a gas line project stored in this area. O’Hearn also has a large
compressor, a lowboy, truck and lowboy, work tool trailer, ten steel road plates, approximately
70 cubic yards of sand and 30 cubic yards of limestone.
Sanitary, Storm Sewer, Road Reconstruction and Road Resurfacing Contractors-Niando is
storing top soil and aggregate material, three trench boxes, one cement casting hopper, three 20
foot length of plastic piping for storm water work, three bundles of black plastic French drain
piping, forms for curb casting, half a bundle of street bricks, six stacks of manhole rings, six
sections of precast manholes, five precast storm inlet sections, thirty-five 20 foot sections of 6
inch and 8 inch SDR 35 sanitary sewer pipes (all 20 foot sections), 15 short sections of 10 inch
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SDR 35 sanitary sewer pipes, one bundle of ten foot sections of reinforced steel bar, four
sections of curb forms, five steel road plates, one 12 foot bundle of gio textile, two sections of
ribbed storm sewer piping, fifteen safety signs with legs, one bundle of ¼ inch steel rebar
(approximately 60 pieces), one pile of forming wood, 15 safety barrels, one tool trailer, one
pickup fuel truck, seven excavator buckets, one tool trailer, two diesel storage tanks
(approximately 500 gallons each), one excavator, one track bobcat, one tower bucket, one large
tool chest, one mobile road safety sign, one backhoe and one street sweeper. All this equipment
is being used for the road reconstruction, resurfacing and sanitary sewer point repair contract.
Area #14 is currently being used by Mt. Lebanon School District as a storage area for three 53
foot trailers. This area measures 54 feet by 30 feet. Immediately in back of the trailers Golden
Triangle, a water line contractor is storing sixty 20 foot sections of piping. Immediately behind
the pipe is a storage area that contains approximately 80 cubic yards of milled asphalt materials
and aggregate. The area measures 25 feet in length by 33 feet in width. The pipe storage area
measures 20 feet in length by 20 feet in depth. This is the lowest point of the municipal public
works yard and from this point further toward Painters Run Road the area slopes towards a
stream.
Area #15 – This area measures 90 feet in length by 41 feet in width. Currently sixty sections of
steel (10 inch water piping) are being stored in this area. Also one skid of steel pipe connectors,
several skids of rubber compression rings and bolts, one large sections of plastic French drain
piping (all this is new material) being used by Golden Triangle on water line replacement
projects in Mt Lebanon.
Area #16 measures 70 feet by 28 feet. In the center of the lower yard area, are two section of
corrugated steel piping, each section is 20 feet in length. These sections were to be used by the
public works department to extend the culvert piping running under the public works yard.
Area #17 – This section is used by utility contractors and by the public works contractors during
work on the sanitary and storm sewer lines and the roads. It measures 300 feet in length by 70
feet in width. It’s bounded by Cedar Boulevard and the center of the public works lower yard.
Currently there are three 15 foot sections of gio textile fabric being stored in this area along with
a low boy, numerous piles of aggregate material, a large pile of spoils material consisting of
broken sections of sidewalk and street, bricks (approximately 400 cubic yards), one excavator,
two backhoes, a roller and a dump truck are being stored in this area. This equipment belongs to
the road reconstruction and street resurfacing contractors. Several piles of roadway millings, top
soil are also stored in this area. Primarily this area consists of piles of spoils that were removed
from municipal construction sites by municipal contractors.
Area #18 is bounded by a slope running up to Cedar Boulevard and main public works access
road in the lower yard. Currently this area is being used to store twelve 30 foot lengths of
galvanized steel signal poles. These are new sections of poles. Contractor is also storing thermal
blankets used during cold weather concrete pour applications. Contractor has stored one pile of
Belgium blocks in the center area. Also there are several large sections of ash wood waiting to
be hauled to the grinder. Contractor has stored a small roller. There are two sections of piping
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stored waiting to be disposed. Two old leaf vacuums waiting to be removed through sale and
skids from playground equipment that was recently installed in Church Place and Iroquois Park.
This material will be disposed of. The area measures 46 feet in width by 160 feet in length.
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