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Subject: [LeDroitPark] DPW Announces March 1 Start of Residential Street Sweeping Program
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 5:56 PM
Subject: [LeDroitPark] DPW Announces March 1 Start of Residential Street Sweeping Program
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Linda Grant
202.671.2375
RESIDENTIAL MECHANICAL STREET SWEEPING TO RESUME
MAR. 1, PARKING ENFORCEMENT OF STREET SWEEPING VIOLATIONS BEGINS MAR. 8
Residential street sweeping season to continue
through October 31.
(WASHINGTON,
DC) The Department of Public Works announced today that residential
mechanical street sweeping will resume Tuesday, March 1. Signs are posted that
identify the days of the week and hours of the day when parking restrictions
will be enforced so the sweepers can clean the streets effectively. The fine
for violating this restriction is $45.
“This
program is critical to keeping the District clean,” said Acting DPW
Director Christopher J. Shorter. “During the 2015 sweeping program, we
achieved a 28% increase in the tonnage of litter and debris collected by touching nearly every District street at least
once per month between March and October. Many of these streets had never
received a sweeper cleaning. Additionally, we created a pilot deployment for
the first shift to clean major inbound/outbound arteries before the start of
the morning residential routes.
To
help accustom motorists to the restrictions, DPW will issue warnings between
Tuesday, March 1 and Friday, March 4, 2016 to vehicles parked during the
sweeping periods. “We want to thank motorists in advance for keeping the curb
lanes clear so the sweepers can clean the streets. Their cooperation is what
makes the program successful,” said Director Shorter.
He
added that a supervisor follows behind the sweeper and may require the block to
be swept again, so motorists shouldn’t park until the end of the posted
two-hour sweeping period. He also noted that parked
cars may be towed to allow the sweepers access to the curbside. Generally,
parking is prohibited for two hours (9:30 am to 11:30 am or 12:30 pm to 2:30
pm) while sweeping is underway, but where parking is allowed on only one side
of the street, vehicles will be allowed to park on one side and the following
day they may park on the other side.
Signs
posted along street sweeping routes indicate the program runs from March 1
through October 31, but this will be the first year the long-range forecast
will allow a March 1 start date. The sweeper emits a
fine spray of water to help control dust so DPW does not operate the sweepers
when the temperature is below freezing or snow or ice already are on the ground.
In FY 2015, DPW street sweepers covered about 26,000 miles
of streets, removing litter and pollutants by brushing them onto a conveyor
system, which transports the material into a debris hopper. In addition to
sweeping residential streets during spring, summer and fall, DPW also sweeps
commercial streets overnight year-round (weather permitting), and parking
restrictions also apply.
The
Department of Public Works (DPW) provides essential city services in two
distinct program areas: environmental services/solid waste management and
parking enforcement. Both contribute to making our District streets and public
spaces clean, safe, attractive and accessible for all residents, businesses,
commuters and visitors.
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Linda
Grant
Public
Information Officer
DC
Department of Public Works
2000
14th Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington,
DC 20009
202/671-2375/desk
202/497-1080/cell
202/671-0642/fax
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