Public Works Department

As The Community That Cares, our mission is to deliver a high level of service within our natural and built environment that promotes a safe and healthy quality of life for the Johnstown community. 

Our services include:

  • Streets
  • Parks
  • Cemetery
  • Stormwater/Drainage
  • Fleet
  • Facilities
  • Snow Removal
  • Garbage and Recycling Management (Waste Connections)

After Hours (5pm - 8am and weekends)

Typical after hours emergency calls could be: Water line breaks; Sewer stoppages; Storm events, like street flooding or fallen trees in road.

From 5PM to 8AM or on weekends, please call the numbers shown below for the corresponding emergencies with Public Works and Utilities:

Water and sewer (Utilities) after hours, call:
970-534-0242

Streets, drainage, parks, and more Public Works after hours issues, call:
970-324-4108

**Please leave a message if the phone is not answered, and an on-call person will call you back within 15 minutes.

Right of Way Work Permits

 Click To Download ROW Permit

Any and all work done on streets, curb and gutter, and sidewalks require a Right-of-Way permit from the Town of Johnstown. Any work done, on a State highway within the limits of the Town of Johnstown, requires both a Colorado Department of Highways permit and a Town of Johnstown Right-of-Way permit.

  • Applicant must submit ROW permit application in PDF format to rowpermits@johnstownco.gov
  • Applicant must apply at least 10 days before project start (or ROW impact)
  • For complete road closure, 20 days notice is required and notification to the public of the closure via variable message boards (for both directions of travel) is required at least 7 days prior to the closure
  • Site plans and traffic control plans must also be submitted in pdf format. Traffic control plans must comply with MUTCD.
  • A Certificate of Insurance naming the Town as additionally insured MUST be submitted with the permit application. 
  • Applicant must present CDOT permit to the Town when applying for a Town ROW permit if the works includes work being done on a State highway (i.e. SH60)

Click here to view curb, gutter, and sidewalk specifications.

Town Facilities

  • Town Hall - 450 S. Parish Avenue
  • Public Works - 201 S. 1st Place
  • Community Center (Senior Center) - 101 Charlotte Street
  • Municipal Court - 450 S. Parish Avenue
  • Police Department Headquarters - 430 S. Parish Avenue
  • Police Substation - 4890 Ronald Reagan Boulevard
  • Parish House - 701 Charlotte St.
  • Cemetery - 23101 County Road 13 (just north of 60)