Fall “Big Sweep” to Begin on November 18

The Medford DPW will conduct fall street sweeping over the course of several weeks, beginning on Monday, November 18. In the interest of public health and public safety, the DPW will proceed with the fall ‘Big Sweep’ over several weeks to clear leaves and debris from streets and catch basins, allowing for proper drainage of water and making sure that our City’s streets are clean and safe. The DPW conducts two Big Sweep events on all secondary roads twice each year, once in the spring and once in the fall.

Street sweeping will be conducted Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm. Street sweeping is divided into 14 zones with one zone conducted each day. The full schedule and a list of all 14 zones can be found at www.medfordma.org/street-sweeping. In the event of heavy rain or severe weather, sweeping may be cancelled on that day, and would be rescheduled for the end of the regular schedule. All updates will be posted on www.medfordma.org as well as the City’s social media feeds.

To be notified of specific dates of street sweeping in your neighborhood, residents are reminded to sign up for the City’s Reverse 911 call and email system. You can log in or sign up at www.medfordma.org/alerts, or email alerts@medford-ma.gov to check your status or to sign up. The City will send out one general call as well as specific calls for dates and times of each zone.

Parking Information

1.     There is NO PARKING on the designated street while sweeping is taking place between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Cars that remain parked on the streets designated for that day will be subject to enforcement, including ticketing and towing.

2.     Parking will be allowed on main roads from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm during the Spring Street Sweeping schedule.

3.     Tickets can be appealed at https://www.medfordma.org/departments/parking, or through this link. To discuss any parking-related issue, please contact Medford’s parking office at 781-393-2501.

If you have questions about the street sweeping schedule, please contact the Department of Public works at 781-393-2417.

Street Schedule & Zones (please note that some zones appear out of order due to trash pickup schedules)

Zone 1 – Monday, November 18
Zone 2 – Tuesday, November 19
Zone 3 – Wednesday, November 20
Zone 4 – Thursday, November 21
Zone 5 – Friday, November 22
Zone 6 – Monday, November 25
Zone 7 – Wednesday, November 27
Zone 8 – Tuesday, November 26
Zone 9 – Monday, December 2
Zone 10A – Thursday, December 5
Zone 10B – Friday, December 6
Zone 11 – Tuesday, December 3
Zone 12 – Monday, December 9
Zone 13 – Wednesday, December 4
Zone 14 – Tuesday, December 10