It’s that time of year, Denver. Move your car for monthly street sweeping or pay the fine.
Denver’s residential street sweeping season runs from April through November, and drivers should read street signs carefully when parking to know when they need to move their cars for the sweepers, according to the .
Residents can also to check their location’s street-sweeping schedule.
Cars that aren’t moved on time for the monthly sweeping date will face a $50 ticket, .
Street sweeping keeps dirt and debris out of Denver’s air and water, and prevents storm sewer inlets from clogging or flooding, according to city officials. Drivers are asked to move their cars so the street sweepers can clean all the way to the curbline, where dirt and debris gather.
The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Street Maintenance Division swept 113,846 miles in 2024 and collected 46,478 cubic yards of dirt and debris, . That’s enough to fill more than 14 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
