Street cleaning is the final phase of our winter maintenance program.  The sand and gravel that we apply to icy roads is removed because of the dust and traction problems it creates once the ice and snow is gone.  Normally this is started in the early spring when overnight temperatures stay above freezing.  The process is completed in mid-summer.  Street sweeping is accomplished with push power brooms and an Elgin street sweeper for more populated areas

The first step is to flush material from the road over to the edge of the road in order to remove the material with the least number of sweeping passes.

Sweeping services are arranged according to the same priority system as the snow removal.  Please be advised, street sweeping schedules are subject to change at any time.