Street sweeping season returns to Denver on Tuesday, bringing with it $50 fines for drivers who fail to move their cars on scheduled cleaning days.
Residents can check the red-and-white parking signs posted on blocks around Denver and view street sweeping schedules for their address online to make sure they aren’t violating any parking restrictions, according to Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Cars need to be moved on designated street-sweeping days so the machines can clean up to the curbline, where dirt and debris gathers, city officials said.
Any cars that aren’t moved by the morning will get a $50 ticket and could be towed or moved. Street sweeping will run from Tuesday, April 1, through November.
Street sweeping “removes dirt, leaves and debris from city streets, which reduces air and water pollution,” according to the city. It also prevents storm sewer inlets from becoming clogged, which increases the risk of flooding.
Denver street-sweeping crews swept 113,846 lane miles in 2024 and collected 46,478 cubic yards of dirt and debris, according to the department. That’s enough to fill more than seven football fields 3 feet high with dirt.
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