Spring clean-up is an annual street sweeping program that removes winter sanding material and other debris accumulated during the winter months from roadways, sidewalks and boulevards. This prevents the material from entering the storm drains and helps keep city waterways, such as Nose Creek, cleaner.
Street sweeping is more effective when all cars are removed from the street. Vehicles parked on the street during the time when sweeping is scheduled to occur will be tagged and towed in accordance with City bylaws.
If you will be out-of-town for an extended period of time while sweeping is underway, please move your vehicle to off-street parking.
Please make sure to obey construction signs, slow down and use caution when approaching or passing equipment.
Remove obstructions (e.g. ramps, basketball hoops, etc.) from the gutter or road in front of your property.
Do not sweep driveway and sidewalk debris onto the road.
If you have advertising signs, they must be removed from boulevards and medians.
At least 48 hours in advance, road signs will be placed at entrances into the communities scheduled to be swept. These signs will indicate when sweeping will occur in your area.
If inclement weather doesn't allow for sweeping to begin or be completed on the dates posted, signs will be updated to reflect this.
myAIRDRIE notifications will be sent out 24 hours before the street is scheduled to be swept to anyone who has subscribed.
myAIRDRIE notifications are available through email, text or through push notifications.
1. Log into or create an account through myAIRDRIE.ca.
2. Select a community for notifications.
3. Choose how to receive your notification (email, text, push).
Our sweepers don't just clean residential streets! There are several phases in our annual sweeping program.
Phase 1: Sweeping arterial roads, boulevards and medians
Phase 2: Sweeping all collectors and residential streets
Phase 3: Sweeping green streets & paved alleys (after residential roads)
To keep our roads free of debris during the summer and fall months, sweepers may be seen on the arterial and collector roads.
If you live in a new community and your road was not cleaned, it may still be responsibility of the developer.
Subdivision roadways are the developer's responsibility until they receive a Final Acceptance Certificate from The City of Airdrie. At that time, the City assumes responsibility for maintaining the subdivision’s roads.
The street sweeping program does not sweep private parking lots. Residents living in townhouse or condo complexes do not need to move their vehicles if parked on-site. However, if your vehicles are parked on the street, these must be moved.
A community-wide parking ban is in effect when signs with “no parking” are placed during the residential spring clean-up street sweeping program.
Once the ticket is issued it cannot be revoked. It will be issued as ‘parking in a temporary no parking zone’.
Vehicles are usually towed close by, in the neighbourhood. If you can’t locate your vehicle, please call the ATR Logistics Ltd (Towing) at 403.912.2911 as they track all vehicle locations. ATR can also be contacted for damage concerns as they are the prime contractor and can deal directly with the resident.