Street sweeping takes place from April to early November on both a scheduled and as-needed basis. After the initial spring sweeping is complete, crews perform routine street sweeping to remove debris from streets and curbs. Cycle lane sweeping is a priority in the spring and is scheduled throughout the year.

Crews will respond to reports of sand, gravel, broken glass and other debris as required.

Spring street sweeping

Crews work three shifts per day, 24 hours, Monday to Friday until all streets are swept. Main streets are swept first, followed by residential streets which take approximately seven weeks to complete. Review the residential street schedule below to know when your street is scheduled for sweeping.

Spring cleanup is the heaviest and most time consuming due to the accumulation of debris and winter sand through the fall, winter and spring. Where possible, median islands and adjacent sidewalks will be swept before the street sweepers make their pass. Often, more than one pass is required to sufficiently clean the street, and that's why you typically will see two sweepers working together.

The City approaches street sweeping as follows:

• Dedicated cycling lanes and main streets are addressed first. There is an increased likelihood for dust to accumulate on these streets due to higher traffic volumes, followed by transit routes and collector streets.
• Once the main streets and collectors are complete, sweeping moves to residential streets. Residential streets typically have curb and gutter, where the winter sand collects.
• Following residential streets, sweeping moves to rural areas. Sweeping is completed from road edge to road edge. Sediment is pushed off the sides to ensure road stability.

We appreciate your patience as crews complete our annual spring street sweeping program.

Street Sweeping Map

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