Pendleton Public Works crews will begin 2025 winter gravel pickup on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
Gravel pickup for 2025 will begin with all entries into town, including East and West gates, Southgate, and Highway 37 before moving into the downtown area. From there, crews will move to the McKay neighborhood and then to the Sherwood area.
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 2025 is tentatively set as:
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All entries into town, including East and West gates, Southgate and Highway 37
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Downtown
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McKay neighborhood
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Sherwood neighborhood
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Rice/Blakey neighborhood
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Tutuilla Road and surrounding areas
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South Hill
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Public Works Shop area to Main Street
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North Hill
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Airport
School areas will be swept during Spring Break.
A full sweep of the City of Pendleton where gravel has been applied takes four to six weeks to complete using a mechanical sweeper. For regular sweeping of the streets, the city 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.
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- March 11, 2025