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Rota for Street Cleansing

Contact

Environmental Services

Tel: General Enquiries including Bulky Household Waste Collections & Sharps and Needle Collection enquiries: 01509 634563

We aim to keep the environment as pleasant as possible, and have a routine programme of cleaning which is supplemented by extra sweeping when needed, for instance in busy visitor areas or after major events.

When is the Carriageway Swept?

The contractor mechanically sweeps the carriageway, with frequencies varying according to the level of traffic and the location, as shown in the following table.

Area

Frequency

Loughborough town centre

Daily (Monday to Friday)

Small town and village centres

Weekly

Distributor roads

4 weekly

Most residential roads

13 weekly

Rural A, B & C roads apart from A46

2 times per year

A46

Yearly

When are the Cycleways swept?

Further information will be available soon through the My Charnwood area of this site.

Highway gulley (storm drain) emptying and highway weed control throughout the borough is the responsibility of Leicestershire County Council. Go to Leicestershire County Council for further details.

Last updated: Fri 22nd January, 2010 @ 08:54