City’s Street-Sweeping Program Starts April 7

The City of New Bedford will be starting its seasonal street-sweeping program on April 7, 2022. There will be no parking on either sides of designated streets overnight on Thursdays, starting from 11:50 p.m. Thursday, April 7,  to 6 a.m. Friday, April 8. Failure to follow the posted street-sweeping signs will result in the vehicle being towed. The program will run until November 1.

The first sweep of the spring season will be from late April 7 overnight into April 8, on the streets labeled “First and third Thursday of the month.”

The following locations will operate on a bi-weekly schedule.

First and third Thursday of the month:

– Dartmouth St. from Matthew St to Allen St.
– Kempton St. from Rockdale Ave. to Sixth St.

– Mill St. from County St. to Rockdale Ave.

– North St. from County St. to Rockdale Ave.
– Rivet St. from Route 18 to Hemlock St.

– Cove Road – from Brock Ave to the town line

– Cove St. – from East Rodney French Blvd. to County St.

– Route 18 – from Cove Road to Cove St

Second and fourth Thursday of the month:

– County St. from Rivet St. to Cove St.
– Ashley Blvd. from Nash Rd. to Coggeshall St.
– Acushnet Ave. from Coggeshall St. to Brooklawn St.
– North Front St. from Coggeshall St. to Nash Rd.

During designated sweeping times, parking will be prohibited within the posted areas to allow sweepers full access to curbs. These focused areas of sweeping are in addition to the regular weekly schedule of street-sweeping on the City’s main thoroughfares.

For more information, call David Nieves of the Department of Public Infrastructure at 508-979-1550, ext 67332.