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No Curbside Trash/Recycling in Portland on President’s Day   (2/3/2012)
The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on President’s Day, Monday, February 20th, 2012. More

Christmas Tree Disposal & Drop Off Locations 2011  (12/29/2011)
Beginning December 27th 2011, Portland Public Services crews will collect Christmas trees curbside with the trash and recycling. More

Repair Work on Back Cove Trail Today  (11/21/2011)
PORTLAND, Maine – Today, City of Portland Public Services crew will repair a section of the Back Cove Trail from the Eastern end of Tukey’s Bridge to the 3 mile marker and soccer fields near Preble Street Extension from 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM. More

E-card Changes at Riverside Recycling Facility  (6/16/2009)
Beginning July 1, 2009, there will be changes to the City e-card program at Riverside Recycling Facility. These include: * E-card holders will have free disposal of up to 10 bulky items per year such as furniture, non-freon appliances, mattresses and box springs, gas grills and outdoor equipment as well as limited quantites of yard waste and hazardous waste 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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2011 Major Construction Projects Summary

2011 Major Construction Projects Map

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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  

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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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