Response 3980984

Response to request for information

Reference

3980984

Response date

27 April 2026

Request

If Mechanical Road Sweeping along residential and 40mph roads is on a planned proactive maintenance (PPM) OR a reactive regime.

If PPM, please share routes, cleaning cycles and frequencies along residential and 40mph routes, across West Bridgford.

How many sweepers are operating.

Times of sweeps, for instance, all day, over night.

How many days a year are sweepers idle.

Response

If Mechanical Road Sweeping along residential and 40mph roads is on a planned proactive maintenance (PPM) OR a reactive regime.

• Planned proactive maintenance but support and respond to reactive requests where relevant.

If PPM, please share routes, cleaning cycles and frequencies along residential and 40mph routes, across West Bridgford.

• Large majority of residential and up to 40 mph roads across the West Bridgford area have a sweeping schedule of either once or twice per annum.
  Other roads where footfall is higher vary from quarterly sweep to monthly or weekly sweeps. 

How many sweepers are operating.

• Two

Times of sweeps, for instance, all day, over night.

• Monday to Friday approximately running times 6.00am to 3.30pm. Some works are conducted very early on Saturday mornings due to lower traffic levels. 

How many days a year are sweepers idle.

Potential sweeping days

• April = 44
• May = 40
• June = 44
• July = 46
• August =42 
• September = 44
• October = 46
• November = 40
• December = 46
• January = 44
• February = 40
• March = 44
• Total = 520

In service

• April = 36
• May = 36
• June = 30
• July = 25
• August = 25 
• September = 39
• October = 30
• November = 32
• December = 35
• January = 26
• February = 32
• March = 33
• Total = 379

Holiday, breakdown or scheduled maintenance

• April = 8
• May = 4
• June = 14
• July = 21
• August = 17 
• September = 5
• October = 16
• November = 8
• December = 11
• January = 8
• February = 8
• March = 11
• Total = 131