Street sweeping

To avoid disrupting traffic, crews will sweep main collector roads at night. Night cleaning is also starting on boulevards. Our crews will be out with power brooms, blower packs, along with the sweeper. The work is noisy and dusty, but efforts are made to keep disruption to a minimum.

Want to get rid of the winter debris on your driveway? Simply sweep it onto the street away from the curb and we’ll scoop it up. Now your driveway is clean, and your street is clear and safe for drivers, cyclists, in-line skaters and neighbourhood kids.

Did you know our drinking water comes from the Bow River? The more we can keep dirt, gravel and other winter debris out, the cleaner our drinking water is. Cleaning winter debris off the roads keeps it out of creeks and rivers, which is good for all of us.

Hate chips in your windshield? They’re usually caused by debris from the car in front of you. Loose gravel can crack your windshield and chip your paint. It can also cause cyclists to slide out of control, in-line skaters to trip, pedestrians to lose footing and vehicles to skid. That’s why we clean it up!

In some new areas of our community, the developers maintain the streets. These areas are shown in grey on the Snow Route Map. When these areas are turned over to the Town of Cochrane, they will be included in the annual street sweeping program. 

If your street is grey (not highlighted), you can contact your developer to find out when they will sweep your road.

Following the completion of residential street sweeping and when the weather allows, Cochrane also cleans alleys in residential areas, avoiding collection days. 

Major roadways and commercial areas are swept during non-peak hours and throughout the night.