St. Paul to begin street sweeping Monday. Here’s what you need to know.

On Monday St Paul Community Works will begin the annual residential street sweeping operations with crews hitting approximately miles of roadway in the city After that General Works will sweep more than alleys The effort is expected to take roughly six weeks if the weather permits according to city executives Sweeping helps remove dirt and refuse from streets It also clears away material such as leaves and grass clipping to keep them from entering the city s storm sewer system and ultimately from streams lakes and rivers Sweeping is a critical part of our year-round operations that keeps our streets and storm sewer systems clear of debris and also protects our waterways stated Sean Kershaw director of St Paul Constituents Works in a message Residents are essential partners in helping us clean the streets Please move your vehicles off the streets so the sweeping crews can get all the materials out of the gutters Also do not put any additional debris in the street There are No Parking Overnight Sanitation Ban areas for specific days on arterial streets throughout the city including downtown St Paul These signed areas are swept year-round overnight according to city bureaucrats The intent is to do the work with less traffic Residents are petitioned to be aware of overnight no parking signs and move vehicles as necessary Businesses and residents can assist with sweeping efforts by Moving vehicles and following all posted temporary No Parking signs Temporary No Parking signs will be posted hours in advance Vehicles parked in areas with No Parking signs may be ticketed and towed Following all posted overnight No Parking signs Plenty of of the city s arterial streets including downtown have posted signs indicating an overnight timeframe and or days that residents are not allowed to park on the street This allows sweeping crews to safely work with less traffic Not pushing materials such as leaves grass or debris into the street Properly bag and dispose of these materials Not placing garbage or recycling carts in streets Make sure carts are only placed on boulevards not streets Adopting a storm drain in their neighborhood By adopting a storm drain residents promise to help keep it free of debris in the coming months Learn more at stpaul gov adoptadrain Related Articles -year-old arrested in fatal stabbing of -year-old in St Paul St Paul man gets -year prison sentence for fatal North End shooting St Paul City Council to hear rent control tenant protections Former St Kate s dean pleads guilty to swindling from the St Paul university St Paul Mayor Carter appoints Matt Privratsky as interim council member