Roadway Street Cleaning

April 2012

The City of St. Albert has commenced its annual spring cleaning of roadways and boulevards.

   Arterial Boulevard Cleaning
  • starts the week of April 10th, 2012
  • scheduled to be completed the week of May 7th, weather permitting.
  • crews work between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.  Please note there may be some noise disruptions during these times.  Residents patience is greatly appreciated.
  • for more information on night time sweeping please see below.

    Residential Street  Cleaning
  • starts the week of April 16th, 2012
  • scheduled to be completed the week of May 7th, weather permitting.
  • watch for signs in your area and please remove vehicles off the road.
  • please see the residential street cleaning schedule below.

For further info please contact Public Works at 780-459-1557.

Each year, Public Works conducts spring cleanup which includes the following major activities:

  • Arterial boulevard cleaning & street sweeping
  • Collector boulevard cleaning & street sweeping
  • Residential street sweeping
  • Litter control.

Residential street sweeping and collector boulevard cleaning and sweeping are scheduled annually to begin in mid-April.  All residential collectors and local streets are usually completed by the end of May, weather permitting.  Public Works sweeps residential neighborhoods on a rotational basis.  That is, neighborhoods which were swept first last year will be lower in the rotation this year and vice versa.  Please see our schedule from this past year below.

Residential Street Sweeping Schedule 2012

Subdivision
1. Akinsdale
2. Kingswood
3. Forest Lawn
4. Northridge
5. Oakmont
6. Erin Ridge
7. Lacombe Estates
8. Lacombe Park
9. Ironwood
10. Deer Ridge
11. Sturgeon
12. Woodlands
13. Parkwood/Pineview
14. Braeside
15. Heritage Lakes
16. Grandin
17. Mission

Signs are placed at the entrances to the neighborhoods in advance of the cleaning equipment moving into the area.  These signs direct residents to keep their vehicles off of the street so that a complete and thorough job of street sweeping can occur so as to limit the need to ‘re-do’ missed areas.

Roadway street sweeping continues through out the summer months along arterials and collector streets as needed.

Spring cleanup information is posted in the City Lights section in the Gazette or you can contact Public Works at 780-459-1557 for more information.

 

Nighttime Operations

Nighttime sweeping has proved to be very successful for Public Works as City crews are able to sweep boulevards along arterial roads and center medians of the highway during the night. 

This operation is beneficial because:

-it allows crews to operate more safely and efficiently.
-there is less traffic during the night for a safer environment for crews.
-there are minimal traffic disruptions.
-it allows crews to complete sweeping earlier than relying solely on  daytime operations.

Please note there may be some noise disruptions for those residents backing onto arterial roadways for a short period of time.  Residents' patience and understanding is greatly appreciated.

Litter Control

Each year, Public Works initiates a Spring Clean Up program with a round of litter picking at all entranced roadways in St. Albert.  This cycle continues through out the year and expands in to the summer months when Public Works has many casual staff out in the field.