dps news
Read Street Neighborhood Traffic Calming Meeting- Tuesday, June 30, 2009 (6/19/2009)
The City of Portland Department of Public Services will be holding a neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Cheverus High School Library for the purpose of discussing traffic calming on Read Street.
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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
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Traffic Advisory - Clifton Street Closure (5/6/2009)
Clifton Street from Codman Street to Vannah Avenue will closed to all traffic for the next seven days, between the hours of 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM.
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Road Repair Underway Throughout the City (4/22/2009)
Crews to seal cracks in the roads to extend lifespan of the street.
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Traffic Advisory - Maine Avenue Road Closure (4/13/2009)
Beginning today, storm drain installation on Maine Avenue will necessitate its closure to local traffic only from April 13th to June 6th.
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Traffic Advisory for Holm Avenue (4/10/2009)
Construction work for the Holm Avenue Drainage and Reconstruction Project has begun and expected to be complete at the end of July.
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Household Hazardous Waste Collection every Saturday beginning April 4, 2009 at Riverside Recycling Facility (3/25/2009)
The City of Portland Public Services Department will resume the Household Hazardous Waste Collection at Riverside Recycling Facility, at 910 Riverside Street on Saturday, April 4, 2009.
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Traffic Advisory - Read Street Closure starting March 11, 2009 (3/6/2009)
Beginning March 11th, sewer separation work including the installation of new sewer and storm drains will result in the closure of Read Street to local traffic only for the next eight to ten weeks.
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Portland Kicks-off Composting Program in Time for Spring Gardening (4/21/2009)
Public Services asks residents to consider composting to save money and help the environment.
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Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project (3/31/2009)
The Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project has been awarded to Storey Brothers of Cumberland, Maine and will begin work in Back Cove on March 30.
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Ray Street Sewer Separation Project - Traffic Delays (3/31/2009)
R.J. Grondin will be starting sewer seperation work this week. They will be blasting and installing new storm and sewer pipe. The Ray Street sewer seperation project will also involve Maine and Florida Avenue.
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Find Your Trash and Recycling Day (2/23/2007)
Have a question on when your trash or recycling is picked up?
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winter operations
No Parking Ban in effect
The following information is made available during parking bans.
Vehicles left on City streets during the parking ban times will be towed
at the owner's expense.
All vehicle owners must remove their vehicles from these designated areas
listed below by 7:00 AM the morning the ban is removed. The City may tow, at
the owner's expense, any vehicle which has not been removed by the 7:00 am
deadline. These locations
are:
- Deering Oaks - on the left hand side of the Tennis Court Road only
- State Street gravel lot - abutting Deering oaks
- Fitzpatrick Stadium parking lot (not between the Expo and the Ice Arena)
- Hadlock Field parking lot
- All Portland Public School lots EXCEPT the lot at Reiche School which
abuts the school
- Cutter Street lots (off the Eastern Prom)
- Beach Street lot accessible from Commercial Street
(This lot is available after 8 P.M. )
- City lot located directly across the street from the International Marine Terminal
(corner of Park and Commercial Streets
- On Peaks Island, snow ban parking is available at the Welch St. parking lot and also St. Christopher's Church parking lot on Central Ave.
Many parking garages in the area are open for extended hours at reduced
rates during a parking ban as well; check under Parking Facilities in
the Yellow Pages.
Additional information is available about parking bans and winter operations
at:
Public Services Customer Service Center: 874-8493
Parking Ban Hotline: 879-0300
PW Web site: www.portlandpublicworks.com
Portland Public Services will be working around the clock to clear snow from
the 320 miles of City streets. We encourage people to say home and off the
streets during the height of the storm to facilitate these efforts.
Other reminders from Portland MEDCU and Fire Department:
- Please keep your front walkways clear in the event emergency personnel
need to get to your door. This also allows pedestrians and mail carriers
to walk safely in your neighborhood.
- The City also has over 2000 fire hydrants and could use your help in
shoveling them out. Fire personnel work to get to as many of these hydrants
as possible but your assistance with this effort will help keep you and
your neighbors safe in the event of a fire.
- Please check on your elderly neighbors during a storm who may need your
help.
- One last reminder: people can sign up on our web site to receive an e-mail
or page notification about a parking ban as well. Nearly 2000 subscribers
have done this to date.
Please also note that Portland Public Services does have a TTY line
available for the hearing impaired public:
874-8494
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