2025 Summer Residential Street Sweeping
This summer, Public Works Street Maintenance Division is doing a first-ever citywide summer sweeping of residential streets. Each week crews will sweep one or two routes, weather permitting. The routes will be posted "No Parking" at least 24 hours in advance. Please move any vehicles off the streets and do not push or sweep additional grass, leaves, dirt or garbage into the street.
2025 Residential Spring Sweep
Saint Paul's annual Residential Spring Sweep to start on April 14.
Spring street sweeping operations are expected to take approximately six weeks, weather permitting. Please do not call to ask for re-sweeping of streets at this time. All available resources are working on designated sweeping routes.
Every fall and spring, the City of Saint Paul sweeps all residential streets - to keep them clean, and to keep debris out of our lakes, streams and rivers. It takes approximately four to six weeks to sweep all 530 miles of residential streets and 330 miles of alleys in Saint Paul. Alleys are only swept during the spring sweep. The city sweeps the 340 miles of arterial (main) streets on a regular schedule from April until October depending on weather conditions. Most arterial streets are swept at least 8 times per year. Our goal is to collect as much organic matter as possible preventing it from entering our sewers, and polluting our rivers, lakes and streams.
To help the sweeping efforts on all residential streets, please:
- Follow all temporary “No Parking” signs, which will be posted 24 hours in advance on residential streets. Please move all vehicles off the streets.
- Follow all posted overnight hour "No Parking" restrictions on arterial and collector streets.
- Do NOT sweep leaves, dirt or additional garbage in the streets.
- Do NOT put garbage and recycling carts in the streets. Please keep all carts on the boulevard.