Brossard gets a makeover, step by step
Every spring, Ville de Brossard gradually rolls out its spring-cleaning operations to clean up and restore streets, parks and public spaces following the winter season. These essential interventions contribute to providing a clean, safe and pleasant living environment for the entire population.
Spring cleaning takes place in several stages, according to a set schedule. The municipal teams work first on priority routes, then in residential neighborhoods, parks and public spaces. Some areas may require more than one pass, to ensure effective, long-lasting cleaning.
Extensive fieldwork
Every year, teams from the Public Works Division carry out thousands of projects throughout France, including :
Your cooperation is important
As in the case of snow clearing, the collaboration of citizens facilitates the work of our teams in the field. Whenever possible, freeing up the street during operations allows for more efficient cleaning. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Spring cleaning in figures
Every spring, the City’s teams carry out large-scale operations throughout the territory:
- Nearly 600 km of streets swept and cleaned
- 350 refreshed green spaces to welcome you
- 50 sports fields to keep you in shape!
- 4,500 trees, perennials and shrubs planted to green Brossard
- 12,000 metric tons of fluxes and abrasives to forget
- 2,250 hydrants inspected
- 250 kilometers of sewer pipes cleaned
- 5000 street catch basins scoured
These operations are being rolled out progressively, to ensure effective and lasting cleanup throughout Brossard.
Spring-cleaning steps
Public network
Public works crews clean boulevards, streets and other arteries using mechanical sweepers and specialized equipment.
- On roads: several passes may be necessary to effectively remove the abrasive stones accumulated over the winter.
- On cycle paths and footpaths: cleaning begins when ground conditions permit, to preserve the infrastructure.
- Potholes: sealing continues depending on weather conditions and takes place throughout the year.
Parks, equipment and public spaces
Operations are gradually being rolled out in parks and public spaces, including :
- park cleaning;
- emptying garbage cans;
- inspection and repair of play modules;
- maintenance of playgrounds and street furniture.
Aqueduct
Maintenance of water supply infrastructures is carried out according to a separate schedule.
To find out more, see Maintenance.
And what about private land?
Winter operations can result in the presence of abrasive stones on land adjacent to streets and sidewalks. Collection from private property is generally the responsibility of the owners.
FAQ – Street cleaning
Work will start during the week of April 17, and will gradually expand over the following weeks.
Each year we alternate the sector in which the cleaning begins.
Clean-up begins in mid-April, with priority given to boulevards, followed by collector and residential streets.
The mechanical sweeper makes an initial round to reduce the quantity of abrasive stones deposited between the pavement and the curb. It takes three passes of the broom to completely clear the roadway of abrasives.
Street cleaning takes about 40 working days.
After this initial cleaning, the streets are cleaned according to a pre-established schedule and weather conditions. Each street is cleaned approximately every 3 weeks
Potholes can be filled all year round, weather permitting. We work proactively, conducting regular network assessments. In addition, we process the requests we receive on this subject in order of priority.
In spring, we carry out a “blitz” between March and May, weather permitting.
FAQ – CLEANING Cleaning sidewalks, paths and bikeways
Work will start during the week of April 17, and will gradually expand over the following weeks.
Cleaning starts with sidewalks, with priority given to boulevards.
As soon as ground conditions are suitable for cleaning (dry, hardened soil), we clean footpaths and cycle paths. This usually takes place between mid-April and mid-May.
After this initial cleaning, sidewalks are swept sporadically, depending on weather conditions and as required.
Footpaths are cleaned about every 6 weeks, while cycle paths are cleaned about every 3 weeks.
Cleaning the city’s sidewalks takes around 40 working days. We calculate 15 working days for cleaning operations on footpaths and cycle paths.
After this initial cleaning, sidewalks are swept sporadically, depending on weather conditions and as required. Footpaths are cleaned about every 6 weeks, while cycle paths are cleaned about every 3 weeks.
FAQ – Parks and sports facilities
Normally, rinks are dismantled in early April, requiring 2 to 3 weeks to cover all the installations. Operations take place at this time, as we have to wait until ground conditions are favourable for our maintenance vehicles to be able to circulate in the parks where the rinks are located, without damaging the parks.
As soon as the ground conditions are right for the maintenance vehicles to move around the parks, we visit all the city’s parks and make sure they’re clean and safe. These maintenance operations can last up to 3 weeks, covering all the city’s parks, and will take place in May.
Certainly. Teams first pass through all the parks to pick up the largest debris, in order to provide access to the park as quickly as possible. The teams then tour the 350 green spaces around mid-May to complete the clean-up. These operations usually take place over 2 weeks.
This will depend on soil and weather conditions. Normally, the grounds are cleaned by mid-April. Once the soil is strong enough, i.e. drained of accumulated water, we proceed with levelling and final preparation of the land.
This process takes approximately 2 weeks, and most courses are generally ready to welcome players by mid-May.
It’s important to wait until ground conditions are favorable. Using our equipment when the ground is wet could damage foundations and public property.
For any other questions, please contact a Services Brossard agent by phone at 450 923-6311 or by e-mail at Services Brossard.
The city is asking its citizens to get involved through a few concrete actions:
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- Avoid depositing debris from your property in the street or on sidewalks;
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- Avoid parking on the street if you notice a cleaning operation in progress;
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- Put bins, trash cans and basketball hoops in your driveway;
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- Avoid creating piles of dust, stones or garbage in the street;
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- Pick up litter in parks and on recreational trails, including dog excrement;
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- The City will clean the sanitary sewer lines. For buildings with a private entrance lower than the street surface (e.g. basements or garages), it’s important to check that the water catchment screen is working properly. An obstruction could block the pipe. We recommend that you close the lids of the toilet bowls to avoid any damage caused by these operations.
Work in progress?
Whether you’re a citizen or an entrepreneur, the Town would like to remind you that, under the Règlement relatif à l’occupation du domaine public REG-397, a permit to occupy the public domain is required for :
Place a container, equipment or materials (e.g., stone, sand, earth, paving stones, piping, etc.) on the public domain, i.e., on a roadway, sidewalk, median, bicycle lane or in a park; temporarily close a street to traffic due to construction work.
Spring clean-up is all about erasing the traces of winter and restoring the city to its former glory, ensuring safe pavements and sidewalks, as well as clean and attractive parks and facilities.
While we’re all looking forward to the arrival of fine weather, we urge you to remain patient, as the completion of this work remains at the mercy of Mother Nature’s whims.
For more information on this permit and its form, contact Services Brossard at [email protected] or 450 923-6311.
