Street sweeping crews gearing up for big spring clean
Get ready for six weeks of dusty conditions on our local streets. Prince Albert city street-sweeping has already started in some parts but the big crew will get going in earnest next week.
Roadways Manager Brent Kennedy said it’ll take about three weeks to deal with the main priority routes and another three for residential areas.
“The biggest challenge is dust,” Kennedy told paNOW. “We’ll have a big water truck out there and wet things down but we can only make it so wet; there’s going to be a lot of dust around.”
After the brutal winter there is far more material to clear away than most years and Kennedy said their 10-person crew will get things started from 5 a.m. Monday. That crew will feature four sweepers, a tandem truck, two walk-behind brooms, a skid steer machine and brooms, and two flasher trucks.