The Town of Amherst Department of Public Works has begun
sweeping the Main routes and hills that receive the most sand during the wintermonths. After completing these areas the
DPW will begin sweeping the various sections of town, if all goes well thiswill start on April 9, 2018.
Below are the areas that will be swept and the order they
will be done in.
Central – West includes: AmityStreet, Lincoln Ave. and all streets in between the boundary of Massachusetts
Ave and Northampton Rd. (Allen, Beston, Blue Hills Rd., Cosby, Cowls Lane, DanaPl., Dana St., Elm, Fearing, Gaylord, Hallock, Kendrick, McClellan, McClure,
Nutting Ave, Paige, Phillips, North & South Prospect, and Sunset.),Butterfield Terrace, Greenleaves,
Central
– East includes: Chestnut, High,Canton Ave., Churchill, Clifton Ave., Cottage, Dickinson, Eames Ave., East St.
Common, Gray, Grove, Harvard Ave., North Whitney, Hills Rd., Red Gate Lane,Kellogg Ave., Lessey, South Whitney, Spring, Taylor, Mt. Pleasant, Pleasant
Court, Pokeberry Ridge, Salem, Seelye, Shumway, Smith, Strong St,Maplewood development , Triangle, Windridge Terrace, North East St from Main to
Strong, Hedgerow, Arbor Way and Wildwood Lane
South Amherst. All streets proceeding from Northampton Rd.(south), Bay Rd, Baker, Blakefield, Canterbury Lane, Carriage Rd., Columbia
Dr., Country Corners Rd, East Hadley Rd., Elf Hill, Farmington Rd., GlendaleRd., Harris Mt., Hillcrest, Hitchcock,
Hulst Rd., Jeffery Lane, Longmeadow Dr., Memorial Drive, Middle St., Mill Lane,Mount Holyoke Dr., Orchard Dr., Pomeroy
Lane and developments off Pomeroy Lane,Pondview Dr., Potwine Lane, Rambling Road, Shays St., South East Street from
Common to Bay Road, South Pleasant St. to Snell Street, Stagecoach Road, WestBay Rd., West Pomeroy Lane, Woodside, Walnut and Rte 116 (Snell to Glendale).
East Side route includes: all of
Echo Hill, all of Amherst Woods, Route 9 from Amherst Center to Belchertowntown line, Logtown Rd., Hall Dr., Pelham Rd. and all side streets (Jenks, Ward,
Thayer, Bayberry Lane), Old BelchertownRd., Old Farms Rd., Station Rd., Cortland Dr., Iduna Lane, Stanley Street &
Misty Meadows, Valley View Circle, and South East Street Rte. 9 to South AmherstCommon.
North Amherst. All streets proceeding from North Pleasant
Street (north of the UMass Campus), East Pleasant St. (north of Strong St.),Berkshire Terrace, Blackberry Lane, Bridge St., Cherry Lane, Cowls Rd., East
Leverett Rd., Fairfield St., Farview Way, Fisher, Flat Hills Rd., GrantwoodDr., Harlow Dr., Harris, Henry St., Hitching Post, Hobart Lane, Leverett Rd.,
Lilac Lane, Market Hill Rd., Meadow St., Moorland, Old Montague Rd., Old TownRoad, North East St. (north from Strong St.), Pine St., Plumtree, Puffer
Circle, Pulpit Hill Rd., Rolling Ridge, Rosemary, Russellville Road, Sand HillRd., Sheerman Lane, State St., Summer Street, Sunderland Rd., Shutesbury Rd., Valley Lane and Van Meter.
NOTE: DO NOT leave large windrows or piles of sand
along edge of road. Sweeper cannot pickup these piles. This material may be brought to the landfill on Route 9 – Belchertown Road and deposited at no charge.
Sweeping operation will
continue until the mid- to end of June. For additional information, please call the Amherst Department of PublicWorks at (413)259-3050 X-0.
Issued by: Guilford Mooring
Superintendent of Public Works