How to Use public works in a Sentence

public works

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  • One of these was to build great public works—most notably, the bridge to Sicily.
    — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Trucks from the city’s fire, public works, and EMS will be available for hands-on demonstrations.
    — cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • Members were set to confirm Kent Kohlhase to the role of public works director.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Roads around much of the city are still slick from ice, said public works director Ali Hatefi.
    — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • That means time and money for the city’s code enforcement and public works teams, which then have to dispatch staff to remove the debris.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The unemployed would be put to work in slum clearance, road building and other public works projects.
    — Michael Bernick, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • Critics claimed that Moses’s public works projects often came at the expanse of people of color.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 June 2022
  • Also, a food scrap drop off program at the Temple Court side of the village’s public works garage will continue.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The city’s payment does not reflect the full amount each school receives from the Classic—or the full cost to the city, which pays police, fire, EMS, public works, and stadium staff.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Chris Brown, the city's public works director, asked the council to approve the agreement before Sept. 30, when a new state law will take effect.
    — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Naperville Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis said city switched gears after the resort city failed to pick up the vehicle, which has been sitting in the city’s public works garage for a year and a half.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022
  • El Cajon public works agency faced 17 claims, the second-most out of any department.
    — Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022
  • Plains public works contractors repaint the lines on Main Street under the watchful eyes and bright lights of network cameras.
    — Vanessa McCray, ajc, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Images shared by the Dutch public works agency on Twitter appear to show police surrounding a car stopped in the middle of the highway.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
  • Now hiring: The City of Cleveland Heights is hiring for job openings in the parks and recreation, public works and other departments.
    — cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • During the Great Depression nearly a century ago, the parks became a public works project.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Officials have been hampered by short staffing, and the city is still likely weeks away from getting a new public works director.
    — Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
  • On Friday, if winds die down on the east side, crews will assess those areas, said Diana Almodovar, the deputy public works director.
    — Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Kevin Brubaker was also approved as the city’s new public works director.
    — cleveland, 20 Nov. 2022
  • According to the website for the town of Blowing Rock, public works employees are trying to find the source of the problem, which was reported about 3 a.m. Monday.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022
  • According to the website for the town of Blowing Rock, public works employees are trying to find the source of the problem, which was reported around 3 a.m. on Monday.
    — Fox News, 18 July 2022
  • As part of the new measures, Caputo said the government is canceling tenders of any public works projects and cutting some state jobs to reduce the size of the government.
    — Débora Rey, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2023
  • As part of the new measures, Mr. Caputo said the government is canceling tenders of any public works projects and cutting some state jobs to reduce the size of the government.
    — Débora Rey, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The crew notified an inspector with the county's public works, the office stated in a release Friday.
    — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Winds in the area blow almost constantly eastward from the sea, leaving sand on roads, parking lots, sidewalks and bikeways, where it is removed by the city’s public works crews.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Mudslide in Studio City triggers a shelter in place order along Fredonia Drive where public works crews are trying to clear the roads.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The local military base, which occupies one-fifth of the town grounds, brings in subsidies that help offset the cost of maintaining public works.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Sue Pelfrey, town manager, said the town’s wood chipper was stolen from the locked outdoor public works garage in 2020, just after the pandemic began.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The city of San Bernardino, as well as its public works department and city attorney’s office, did not respond to requests for comment.
    — Cari Spencer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Throughout the neighborhood, earthmovers and other heavy equipment were parked along several streets where public works crews had come to clear out the creek bed — though too late to prevent the flooding.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024

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