City public works crews are hitting the streets for a round of spring cleaning with the annual deployment of street and sidewalk sweeping equipment.
Efforts are focused on priority roadways first, followed by secondary routes and finally residential roads. Sweeping operations start at 4 a.m. to enable the safe and efficient cleaning of all areas. All roads are scheduled to be swept by the third week of June. Removal of sand from sidewalks and the cleaning of traffic islands and bridges will also commence, as will the sweeping of roads in rural areas.
With sweeping equipment and associated crews moving slowly down roadways and around corners, motorists are asked to exercise care and patience when passing.
Following this initial maintenance, a schedule of street sweeping is carried out April through November. The Annual Street Sweeping schedule can be found on the City’s website. Spring street sweeping is followed by the City’s annual traffic line and road marking paint program, which usually begins in mid-April.