Street Sweeping Operations
When does sweeping take place?
The City sweeps its 127 miles of arterial streets on a regular schedule from April until October depending on weather conditions. Currently most of the arterial streets are swept at least 8 times per year.
Residential streets are swept in the early spring and late fall. Alleys are swept after the spring sweeping. The City has 127 miles of arterial streets, 744 miles of residential streets, and 330 miles of alleys. See below for the current seasonal schedule.
Depositing any material (i.e. leaves, trash, dirt) from the boulevard or private property into the street is prohibited. Municipal Code Section 106.02
How is it done?
The City has two types of sweepers, the Elgin Pelican and the Elgin Crosswind. The Pelicans are the workhorses of the fleet. They have capacity to pick up gravel, leaves and debris as well as sand and dirt.
The Pelicans can empty their loads directly into dump trucks so that all of the sweepings can be hauled away to be recycled, composted or land-filled. Because of the screening that is done, very little is land-filled.
Spring Residential Sweeping will be Completed on May 21, 2013
Fall residential sweep to begin late fall.
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