Street Sweeping & Spring Clean Up

Street Sweeping Schedule

Street sweeping will begin the week of May 1, 2023. You can view the work plan here.

Spring Road Clean Up

Each year, City staff and contractors conduct a spring clean up of our road network which includes:

drainage mitigation (ditching and snow removal)
pothole repair
street sweeping
line painting

City crews work as quickly as possible to clean up over 3,560 kilometers of roadway in the spring. Our crews appreciate your patience as they work to make our city cleaner and to improve our vast road network.

Type of Activity	Work Performed	Schedule
Drainage Activities	Removing ice build-up in ditches Opening up catch basins and culverts Snow bank removal	Work begins in late winter and early spring in preparation of spring thaw and run-off.
Pothole Repair	Daily deployment of crews to repair potholes	Pothole repairs take place year-round Freeze-thaw cycles make potholes more prevalent in the spring months of March, April and May, so you will see many crews repairing potholes during these months.
Street Sweeping	Sidewalk and street sweeping	Begins in late April and runs through mid-June. Most sweeping must wait until the temperature is consistently above zero and no more major winter weather events are expected.
Line Painting	Lines painted on roads	Begins only once streets and sidewalks are cleaned. Typically begins in mid-May throughout the spring, summer and fall months.