Montreal drivers should pay close attention to street parking signs. Starting Monday, parking restrictions are once again in effect for street maintenance and spring cleaning.
The city is preparing to launch major spring-cleaning operations, removing all the gravel and dirt that has accumulated over the winter.
Blue-collar workers will be hosing down streets and using mechanical brooms to sweep debris away. Maintenance operations also include non-urgent road work or tree inspections.
This year, due to the milder winter, the city is beginning spring cleaning earlier than usual. In the Ville-Marie borough and certain adjacent boroughs, the city’s blue-collar workers have already begun spring cleaning on some roads and parks.
The city says that approximately 1,000 workers will be deployed to clean 4,100 km of streets, 6,500 km of sidewalks, close to 900 km of bike lanes and some 1,500 parks.
Close to 600 pieces of equipment, sidewalk washers, street brooms and vacuum cleaners, will be put into operation on Monday. The operation will take place over a period of four to six weeks and will cost taxpayers $50 million.
Drivers should be extra vigilant reading street signs. Those $90 parking tickets plus court fees, represent one-third of all tickets issued by municipal officers.
The parking restrictions remain in effect until Dec. 1.