Street Sweeping
The City has four (4) street sweepers in its fleet and is charged with the responsibility of cleaning and maintaining approximately 1,300 lane kilometers of urban and suburban streets.
The street sweepers clean the streets by mechanical or regenerative air vacuum means and collect it in on board hoppers. When the hoppers are full, the sweepers will travel to transfer sites or will empty the full hopper directly into tandem dump trucks, for more efficient haulage.
Spring Street Sweeping
Spring Cleanup Sweeping, typically gets underway, mid-March to mid-April, depending on weather conditions. For this cleanup operation, Public Works staff will work three shifts per day, to try to complete this task in approximately the following 8 weeks.
The spring time cleanup is the heaviest and most time consuming, due to the accumulation through the fall, winter and spring, of debris and winter sand. Where possible, median islands and adjacent sidewalks will be swept before the street sweepers make their pass. Often, more than one pass is required to sufficiently clean the street, and that's why you typically will see two sweepers working in tandem.
The Spring Cleanup sweeping operation, typically includes a flusher truck that loosens and dampens the accumulated debris, to enhance the sweeping and reduce dust, followed by one, two or sometimes three sweepers, and attendant tandems to haul away the sweepings.
Beginning mid-March to mid-April, again depending on weather conditions, crews will carry out the cleanup sweeping by areas, as outlined in the following schedule. This is an approximate schedule, as it is affected by weather conditions and winter sand accumulations encountered.
The City of Kingston, Public Works Department, appreciates your patience, during our Spring Cleanup Sweeping operations.
Spring Street Sweeping Schedule
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WEEK |
SHIFT |
AREA |
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Week 1 |
Midnight |
Division St. to Ontario St., Queen St. to Barrie St. |
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Day |
Sir John A to Division St., John Counter Blvd to Concession St. |
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Afternoon |
Princess St. to Taylor Kidd Blvd., Bayridge Dr to Gardiners Rd. |
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Week 2 |
Midnight |
Division St. to Waterfront., Railway St to Queen St. |
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Day |
Kingston East, Burnett St. North curbed area |
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Afternoon |
Princess St. to Taylor Kidd Blvd., Collins Bay Rd to Bayridge Dr. |
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Week 3 |
Midnight |
Concession St. to Johnson St., Sir John A to Division St. |
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Day |
401 to John Counter Blvd,. (Also Railway) , Little Cat Creek to Cat River. |
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Afternoon |
Princess St. to Water Front., Collins Bay Rd. to Bayridge Dr. to West boundary |
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Week 4 |
Midnight |
Johnson St to Water Front., Sir John A, to Barrie St. |
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Day |
401 to Taylor Kidd Blvd., Gardiners Rd to Little Cat Creek |
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Afternoon |
Taylor Kidd Blvd. to Bath Rd., Collins Bay Rd. to Bayridge Dr. |
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Week 5 |
Midnight |
Bath Rd. to Johnson St., Little Cat Creek to Sir John A. |
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Day |
401 to Princess St., West Limits to Gardiners Rd. |
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Afternoon |
Bath Rd. to Henderson Blvd., Collins Bay to Days Rd. |
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Week 6 |
Midnight |
CFB |
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Day |
Taylor Kidd Blvd. to Bath Rd., Gardiners Rd to Little Cat Creek |
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Afternoon |
Henderson Blvd. to Waterfront., to Days Rd (Sunny Acres) |
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Week 7 |
Midnight |
Johnson St. to Water Front., Little Cataraqui Creek to Sir John A. |
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Day |
Sir John A to Little Cat Creek., John Counter Blvd to Bath Rd. |
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Afternoon |
Bath Rd. to Taylor Kidd Blvd., Bayridge Dr to Gardiners Rd. |
