City Of Providence: City Of Providence Announces Expansion Of Street Sweeping For Neighborhoods And Business Corridors

Press release from the City of Providence:

2021-11-05

Friday, November 5, 2021

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The City of Providence today announced an expansion of the City’s street sweeping schedule to increase cleanliness and removal of debris and litter from neighborhood streets. City street sweepers have begun sweeping all neighborhood streets four times, an increase from two times done previously. The expansion of the City’s Street Sweeping program was made possible with American Rescue Plan funds.

Crews will clean streets nightly from 10:30PM-7:00AM. New this year, crews will now conduct daytime sweeping operations on streets where parking is limited or where there is a minimal impact on operations. Residents are encouraged to view the Street Sweeping Schedule on the  Providence Department of Public Works website or use the PVD Street Sweeping Viewer to find the status of a scheduled sweeping. The schedule is subject to change due to weather and staffing.

SCHEDULE:

When street sweepers are in your neighborhood, residents are encouraged to:

• Move vehicles off the street between 10:30PM-7:00AM
• Remove any garbage, recycling and yard waste containers from the street
• Avoid blowing, piling, raking or sweeping leaves or other debris in the street or gutter. Street sweepers are not designed to pick up large pieces, piles or wet debris.

Residents can confirm which ward they live in by using this Providence web-based mapping application that gives users the ability to zoom to a given address and immediately determine their ward number.  Residents can also find more information on street sweeping by calling the Mayor’s Center for City Services at City Hall by dialing 3-1-1 or by downloading the PVD311 mobile application now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

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