City of New Bedford to begin annual street sweeping program

“The City of New Bedford will be starting its annual street sweeping program on April 6, 2023. There will be no parking on both sides of the street, overnight from 11:50 p.m. Thursday night to 6:00 a.m. Friday morning. Failure to follow the posted street sweeping signs will result in your vehicle being towed. This program will run from April 1st to November 1st.

The first sweep of this spring season will be April 6th into April 7th 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.

Failure to follow the posted street sweeping signs will result in your vehicle being towed. During this time frame, parking will be prohibited within the posted areas to allow sweepers full access to the curb line. These focused areas of sweeping are in addition to the regular weekly schedule of street sweeping on the City’s main thoroughfares.

If you have any questions, please contact David Nieves of the Department of Public Infrastructure at (508) 979-1550 Ext 67332.”-City of New Bedford.