Gravel pickup begins Feb. 21
Pendleton Public Works crews will begin 2023 winter gravel pickup on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Gravel pickup will begin in the McKay neighborhood on the 44th Street side before moving north through the neighborhood. From there, crews will move to the Sherwood area and then progress through other areas of town.
As work progresses, crews will set out yellow signs with red lettering that indicate sweeping is being done in the area. When the signs are placed in an area, residents and visitors should park vehicles off the street whenever possible to allow the mechanical sweeper to work. Once a sweeper has passed through an area, vehicles can be parked in swept areas; however, drivers should be aware the sweeper may make several passes of a street before all gravel is removed. The mechanical sweeper has a limited holding space, and when a sweeper is full, it will leave the area to empty the gravel at the city shops before returning to continue work in the target area.
The gravel pickup order for 2023 is tentatively set as:
- McKay neighborhood
- Sherwood neighborhood
- Rice/Blakey neighborhood
- Tutuilla Road and surrounding area
- Grecian Heights neighborhood
- Sunridge area
- South Hill west of Main St
- South Hill east of Main St
- North Hill above Despain Avenue
- North Hill below Despain Avenue
- Airport Area
A full sweep of the City of Pendleton where gravel has been applied takes four to six weeks to complete using a rented mechanical sweeper. For regular sweeping of the streets, the city owns and operates a vacuum sweeper, which does not work as well for gravel pickup. It typically takes between eight and 12 weeks to vacuum sweep all the streets.
