This Division provides design, project management and construction management services for bikeway, streetscape, and various street improvement projects constructed by the Bureau of Street Services. Another major responsibility of the Division is to secure available Federal and State grant monies that help fund many of these projects through programs such as the MTA Call for Projects and Caltrans' Safe Routes to Schools Program. This Division also manages the Citywide Coordinated Street Furniture Program and provides technical services to support improvements and maintenance of the Bureau's asphalt plants and maintenance facilities.

This Division's responsibilities include clearning, cleaning, and removing illegally dumped materials, weeds, dirt and waste on privately and publicly owned parcels. Most of work is performed on unimproved vacant properties, unimproved streets, unimproved median islands, alleys, and grade separations using power equipment and/or hand labor. This Division also manages administrative and public relations issues associated with the Citywide Weed Abatement Ordinance.

The Resurfacing and Reconstructing Division is responsible for pavement preservation of the largest street system in the country. This is accomplished by the operation of two municipal asphalt plants and through field crews performing cold milling operations, repairing localized base failures, and the total reconstruction and resurfacing of streets and alleys. The Division also provides services to other agencies, as the "contractor of choice", for specialized asphalt paving projects that require on-time, on-budget delivery with assured quality control.

This Division is responsible for contruction of Design/Build projects within the Public Rights-of-Way, including repairing 'funded sidewalks', guard rails, bridges as well as maintaining MTA's ramps, bus stop landings and bus pads. This Division is also responsible for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp Program.

This Division's responsibilities include the care and preservation of trees and landscaped areas within the public street right-of-way. Division programs include pruning, planting, dead and/or damaged tree removal, and green waste recycling. The Division also investigates all reports related to trees and other vegetation growing on or in the public right-of-way and is responsible for the preservation of the Coast Live Oak trees.

This Division's primary responsibility is to enforce provisions contained in the California Streets and Highways Code, Los Angeles Municipal Code, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board of Public Works related to the use and misuse of public streets.