Jenkintown officials have named streets that will be swept this week. Find out which ones below.
Dino Ciliberti, Patch Staff
JENKINTOWN, PA — Street sweeping starts this week in the bo rough with more than 20 streets on the list.
Borough officials are asking residents to park in their driveways if they have one or to move their cars so the entire street can be swept
In addition to clean streets, street sweeping is important to keep debris out of the storm drains and allow the drainage to work properly, officials said.
This is the street sweeping schedule:
Monday, June 9, Route 1 beginning at 6 a.m. — The following streets will be cleaned: Walnut Street - All, West Avenue - 400 through 700 blocks, Greenwood Avenue - 100 through 700 blocks, Summit Avenue - All, Cedar Street - 100 through 400 blocks, Harper Avenue - All, Willow Street - All, Leedom Street - 200 through 400 blocks, Maple Street - All, Cherry Street - All Johnson Street - All.
Wednesday, June 11, Route 2 beginning at 6 a.m. — The following streets will be cleaned.Rydal Road - All, Clement Road – All, Vernon Road - All, Newbold Road - All,Vista Road - All, Homestead Road - All, West Avenue - 800 & 900 blocks,Cottman Street - All, Nice Avenue - All, Greenwood Avenue - 800 & 900 blocks,Township line Road - All, Washington Lane - All, Mather Road - All, Wyncote Road - All Highland Avenue - 100 through 300 blocks.
Thursday, June 12, Route 3 beginning at 6 a.m. — The following streets will be cleaned.West Avenue - 100 through 300 blocks, Florence Avenue - All, Highland Avenue - All, Runnymede Avenue - All, Rodman Avenue - All, Myrtle Avenue - All, Cheltena Avenue - All, Elm Avenue - All, Linda Vista Avenue - All, Cloverly Avenue - All, Hillside Avenue - All, Linden Street - All, Shoemaker Avenue - All, Leedom Street - 500 block, Cedar Street - 500 block.
Officials said the street cleaning can be more thorough and complete if vehicles are not on the street when the street is cleaned.
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Street sweeping is in accordance with the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit issued by the PA Department of Environmental Protection.
Jenkintown Borough is required to implement good housekeeping strategies to prevent pollution in stormwater runoff from municipal operations, including roadways. Pollutants collect on the Borough’s roads between rain events from vehicle emissions, winter deicing operations, trash, road wear and tear, and grass clippings from adjacent properties.
Regular street sweeping reduces the amount of pollutants that are conveyed to the Borough’s storm sewer system and ultimately discharge to area waterways and is a common good housekeeping operation to maintain compliance with the MS4 permit. Additionally, street sweeping is essential for the maintenance of the paving, stormwater management, and the mandated MS4 program that improves the quality of stormwater runoff addressing environmental concerns.