Guam Department of Public Works

The department handles the construction and maintenance of highways, and bridges, and government buildings, including public schools. It runs bus services for students and the public, and is responsible for manufacturing and maintaining vehicles needed for its services, including busses and construction vehicles. Additional DPW responsibilities include building inspection, issuance of citations for noncompliant buildings, cleanup of trash and junk vehicles along highways and waterways, road safety infrastructure (such as traffic delineators), and flood prevention. It regularly collaborates with other Guamanian government agencies, such as the Guam Environmental Protection Agency. , the department has 231 employees. There are also two deputy directors, Linda J. Ibanez and Ernest G. Candoleta, Jr. == History ==

The Guam Department of Public Works was established in 1952, == Notable staff ==

• Guamanian politician Joanne M. Brown was director of the DPW from 2011 to 2012. == See also ==