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No Trash Pickup on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 2008  (9/30/2008)
The Department of Public Services Trash and Recycling crews will not be collecting trash or recycling in the City of Portland on Columbus Day, Monday, October 13, 2008. Residents who normally place their material out for collection on Monday should instead place it out on Saturday, October 11, 2008. More

Curbside Leaf Collection Starts October 27, 2008  (9/10/2008)
Curbside leaf collection in the City of Portland will be starting on Monday, October 27 and will run through Friday, November 21, 2008. More

Reminder!! Street Cleaning Operations Underway  (7/3/2008)
Residents of the Peninsula are reminded to observe parking restrictions in effect for street cleaning. Fail to do so could result in the towing of your vehicle. More

Want to Receive Important Construction Announcements from the City of Portland?  (2/27/2008)
Interested in finding out about major construction projects in the City of Portland before you find yourself in a long line of traffic? E-mail us to be added to the subscriber list More

Find Your Trash and Recycling Day  (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up? More

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Construction Projects

STREETS | SEWER REHAB | GLOSSARY

Spring is the start of our construction season where new sidewalks are built, roads are reconstructed, and new sewer projects begin. Check out the list below for more details on confirmed projects taking place this season.

For additional information on these projects, please call our Office at 874-8846. The receptionist will direct you to the appropriate Project Engineer.

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2008 PAVING & STREET REHABILITATION CONTRACTS
Location
 Start Date Description
Anderson St Summer 2008 Overlay
Chestnut St Summer 2008 Overlay
Lancaster St Summer 2008 Overlay
Sheridan St Summer 2008 Overlay
Deane St Summer 2008 Overlay
Exeter St Summer 2008 Overlay
Granite St Summer 2008 Overlay
Halet St Summer 2008 Overlay
Lucas St Summer 2008 Overlay
Bates St Summer 2008 Overlay
Roberts St Summer 2008 Overlay
Bay View Drive Summer 2008 Overlay
Codman St Summer 2008 Overlay
Fernald St Summer 2008 Overlay
Front St Summer 2008 Overlay
Galvin St Summer 2008 Overlay
West Kidder St Summer 2008 Overlay
Continental Dr Summer 2008 Overlay
Dole Dr Summer 2008 Overlay
Rice St Summer 2008 Overlay

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 MAINE DOT AND LAP PROJECTS
Location
 Start Date Description
Brighton Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Brighton Ave Streetscape Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Park Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Deering Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Brighton Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Forest Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Nason's Corner Intersection Improvement Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Stevens Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Stevens Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Ocean Ave (Route 9) Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing
Ocean Ave Resurfacing Fall 2008 Milling and Resurfacing

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SEWER REHAB/SEPARATION PROJECTS
Location
 Start Date Description
Mellon St Under Construction  
Ray St. - Maine Ave October  
Bay St. - Bay St. October  
Fall Brook II October  
Mona St - Barnard St November  
Forest Ave @ Avalon St. April 2009  
Clifton St. April 2009  

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GLOSSARY

Mill: Grinding a section of the existing pavement to a particular level and placing a new layer of pavement on top.

Overlay: Placing a new layer of pavement over what already exists; no grinding of existing pavement.

Patch: Making spot repairs on the existing pavement

Reclaim: Grinding up existing pavement and gravel which becomes the road base. Two layers of pavement are then placed on top.

Resurface: Grinding off surface of existing pavement (2 inches) and then pave over that.

Reconstruction: Total rebuilding of street

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