Westwood DPW Activity: April 23-29

Among other work this week, the Westwood Department of Public Works will continue street sweeping on the main roads this week.

Here's a roundup of what else the DPW will be working on this week in Westwood:

• Crews will continue sweeping the main streets this week.
• Asphalt crews will be out tending to any potholes and paving work by Everett/Washington Street.
• Crews will be out spring cleaning all town owned properties and Municipal Buildings.
• As the weather permits, the DPW is working on the town's fields to prepare them for the upcoming spring season. All fields are currently open. The ball field will re-seeded this week.
• Royer tree is scheduled to come into town by the end of the week to deal with a tree issue at the end of Beacon Street. Town crews will be tending to some tree issues on Hooper Street.
• If necessary, crews will be keeping the streets open with treatment and plowing as needed for snow and ice.
• The street light contractor will continue working to replace street lights that are out.
• If you get a chance to drive through the cemeteries, please do. A lot of work has gone into making them beautiful.
• The cemetery department will be finishing up the drainage work and new access road installation.

The Westwood DPW has also issued the following reminders for residents during the winter months:

• Please do not park on the street during winter storms.
• Remove all portable basketball and sports apparatus off streets.
• It is very helpful if you put up markers along your property line to assist us in preventing any lawn damage.
• If you have a private contractor removing snow on your property make sure they do not deposit it in the public way.
• Check the town website for any snow updates.

The Westwood Department of Public Works - which maintains the town's streets, drainage systems, sewer collection systems, fields, grounds, cemetery, water quality, trash collection and disposal, recycling collection, public facilities and provides snow removal - is busy every day working to keep the roads safe for residents.

Have a question for the DPW? Let us know in the comments section below or send a note to dpw@townhall.westwood.ma.us.