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From the
Desk of Mike Mansir
Due to the very active winter we had this
year there is an above average amount of sand on the roads in
town. Because of all the duties we must perform before the
Boston
Marathon
only a small amount of sweeping is done fr
om
the end of March to race day. Most of this work is focused on
the center of town and the
Marathon
course. Now that the
Marathon
is over we will be moving forward with the street sweeping
program.
Back in 2004 a street sweeping plan was
implemented. We divided the town into three sections. Each year
we start and stop in a different section so that the same
streets are not done first or last every year. This program has
been very successful and has helped us sweep in a more organized
and efficient manner while cutting back on the number of phone
calls we receive fr
om
concerned residents.
To view the sweeping sections and sweeping
order please visit here.
We have been receiving numerous phone calls
since the beginning of April fr
om
residents wanting to know when their road would be swept. Please
be patient and understand that we have approximately 125 miles
of road in Hopkinton. When you consider that we have to sweep
both sides of the road that makes it 250 miles and in many cases
more than one pass is needed to pick up all of the sand with the
sweeper adding additional mileage.
It will take the Highway Department
approximately four months to sweep every road in town once. We
will have the sweepers out every day we possibly can based on
weather and manpower.
Thank you for your understanding and
cooperation in this matter.
Mike Mansir
Highway Manager
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