The City of Wolverhampton Council has announced its plans to invest in a new ‘leaf busting’ road sweeper.
According to a council statement today, the decision to procure the specialist sweeper is to be discussed by cabinet next week.
Its proposed introduction is part of the local authority’s aims to manage seasonal leaf fall, which in turn will mitigate the risk of blocked gullies, surface water issues and slippery streets.
The council has said that the machinery will be used to treat priority areas with the most significant leaf fall, creating build ups that affect residents, businesses, and travel.
With the city consisting of over 500,000 trees, the new sweeper will enhance the authority’s broader street cleansing operations, which sees roughly 300 tonnes of fallen leaves collected by teams between just November and December.
The sweeper will join the council’s existing service, which uses specialist gully tankers and an Urban Traffic Control team to assist with monitoring highways.
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Cllr Bhupinder Gakhal, Cabinet Member for City Transport at City of Wolverhampton Council, said: ‘Keeping Wolverhampton clean, safe and moving is a year round job, but the autumn leaf fall period brings additional challenges for our teams.
‘This new dedicated road sweeper and driver will strengthen our resilience and give us extra capacity to keep roads, pavements and gullies clear at the locations that need it most.’
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