Department of Public Services | 55 Portland Street | Portland, Maine 04101 | (207)-874-8801

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No Curbside Trash/Recycling in Portland on Presidents Day, Monday, February 15  (1/28/2010)
The Department of Public Services Solid Waste crews will not collect trash or recycling on Presidents Day, February 15, 2010. More

Riverside Recycling New Winter Hours  (12/31/2009)
New hours in effect as of 1/04/2009 Office Hours are: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday More

Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project   (12/16/2009)
Dear Resident: The Department of Public Services would like to update you on the status and activities regarding the project entitled “Clifton Street Sewer Separation Project”. As of December 1, the project is 91% complete and Storey Brothers has winterized the site. The contractor is finishing up some sidewalk repair before winter. More

Read Street and Bay Street Sewer Separation Project  (12/16/2009)
Dear Resident: The Department of Public Services would like to update you on the status and activities regarding the project entitled “Read Street and Bay Street Sewer Separation Project”. As of December 1, the project is 98% complete and Gorham Sand and Gravel has winterized the site. 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

winter operations

Parking Ban Information

Is there a ban? / Alternate Parking | Towing | Notification Services
Sand Box Locations | Sand Barrel Locations | Sidewalks Areas Cleared

Winter is a topic that the Department of Public Services focuses on year-round. With over 570 lane miles of City streets to treat and plow, our crews work around the clock to provide the best travel possible throughout the City. We do ask for your cooperation in clearing your sidewalks and driveways.

Alternate Parking Locations

There are ALTERNATE PARKING LOCATIONS available during a parking ban. Vehicles can be placed in these lots after 5: 00 p.m. the day of a ban and must be removed by 7:00 a.m. the following morning.

How we notify the public about parking bans:
• Announcements made on all local TV and radio stations.
• Continuous updates on our Parking Ban Hotline
(879-0300)
• The Time and Temperature sign flashes "PARK BAN."
• Electronic signs posted at key intersections throughout the City.
• Posters displayed at several local grocery stores in the City.

Electronic notification by e-mail.

In order to accomplish this goal, there are times when the City does implement parking bans. This is done after careful consideration of the impact on residents and early enough in the day to properly notify the public.

TWO TYPES OF PARKING BANS:

1. Citywide wide parking bans begin at 6:00 p.m. when one is called and last through 6:00 a.m. the following morning (unless otherwise specified). Vehicles left on any City street are subject to towing at the owner's expense.

2. A Yellow Zone parking ban restricts parking from
10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. (unless otherwise specified) within the downtown business district area. If your street lies within the square area created by the following streets (see map below) your car needs to be off the street that evening:

• Commercial Street on the South
• Cumberland Avenue on the North
• Franklin Street Arterial of the East
• State Street on the West


Sidewalks
Property owners are responsible for removing snow and ice from the sidewalk(s) abutting their home. City ordinance does require snow to be removed within 12 - 24 hours and ice within a 6 hour period. Questions regarding this issue can be answered by calling the Public Services Sidewalk Hotline 874-8793. Doing your part helps keep these pedestrian routes safe for your family, friends, and neighbors!

Driveways
While plow crews try to minimize the amount of snow that gets plowed into driveways during a storm, it is the responsibility of the property owner to clear their driveway opening.

As a reminder, City ordinance does prohibit the shoveling or plowing of snow back onto the street.

Sand Box Locations
Engine 3 (Fire Station on Stevens)
Deering Oaks Gravel Lot near the Parking Squirrel
Engine 9 (Fire Station on Forest Ave.)
Engine 11 (Fire Station on Ocean Ave.)
Hanover Street, DPW Lot

Sand Barrel Locations
Fox Street @Washington Ave
India @ Congress
Franklin @ Cumberland
Chestnut @ Cumberland
High @ Danforth
East End Boat Ramp
Danforth @ Vaughn
Congress @ Bramhall
Brighton @ Steven
Frost @ Congress
Stevens @ Congress
Congress @ Westbrook
Washington @ Veranda
Washington @ Ocean
Stevens @ Pleasant
Forest @ Riverside
Warren @ Riverside (Warren Inbound)
Warren @ Riverside (Warren Outbound)
Brighton @ Taft
Leland @ Brentwood
Danforth @ Bracket
Warrick @ Brighton
Stevens @ Pleasant
Leland @ Pleasant
Stevens @ Longfellow School

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