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Street sweeping

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 zones and schedules

  • Street sweeping begins in late April (weather permitting) and will wrap up early June each year. 
  • Our interactive maps shows our schedule (tentative) by zone and is updated when each community is complete. Each neighbourhood takes approximately two days to complete.

Parking / clearing the road for sweeping

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.

  • When signs are up in your community, you can park in alleys between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., but do not block off emergency access or access to driveways, garages or backyards.
  • 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.

  • Ensure any vegetation (e.g. trees, shrubs, etc.) and structures that may obstruct equipment are off the road right-of-way.

Notifications and signage

Neighbourhood and street signs

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.


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myAIRDRIE notifications will be sent out 24 hours before the street is scheduled to be swept to anyone who has subscribed.

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