Providence American Rescue Plan funds used to increase street cleanliness
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:
| Ward 7: | March 7 – March 11 | June 20 – June 24 | October 3 – October 7 |
| Ward 15: | March 14 – March 18 | June 27 – July 5 | October 10 – October 14 |
| Ward 6: | March 21 – March 25 | July 6 – July 11 | October 17 – October 21 |
| Ward 8: | March 28 – April 1 | July 12 – July 16 | October 24 – October 28 |
| Ward 11: | April 4 – April 8 | July 18 – July 22 | October 31 – November 4 |
| Ward 9: | April 11 – April 15 | July 25 – July 29 | November 7 – November 11 |
| Ward 10: | April 18 – April 22 | August 1 – August 5 | November 14 – November 18 |
| Ward 12: | April 25 – April 29 | August 8 – August 12 | November 21 – November 25 |
| Ward 13: | May 2 – May 6 | August 15 – August 19 | November 28 – December 2 |
| Ward 1: | May 9 – May 13 | August 22 – August 26 | December 5 – December 9 |
| Ward 2: | May 16 – May 20 | August 29 – September 2 | December 12 – December 16 |
| Ward 3: | May 23 – May 27 | September 6 – September 9 | December 19 – December 23 |
| Ward 4: | May 30 – June 3 | September 12 – September 16 | December 26 – December 30 |
| Ward 14: | June 6 – June 10 | September 19 – September 23 | January 2 – January 6 |
| Ward 5: | June 13 – June 17 | September 26 – September 30 | January 9 – January 13 |
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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