Lufkin Street Department, a part of the Public Works Division of the city of Lufkin, specializes in improving the quality of streets, drainage and traffic control devices. The department is responsible for maintenance and repair of over 207 miles of streets within the city of Lufkin. Its wide range of services include street overlays, patching potholes and utility cuts, crack sealing and base repair. The department also caters to construction and maintenance of drainage systems consisting of detention ponds, open ditches, creeks, channels, storm drains, drainage culverts, inlets, curbs and gutters.