Boston Public Works
@BostonPWD
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We provide services essential to quality of life in Boston: snow control, waste reduction, & ensuring our streets and sidewalks are safe, clean and attractive.
Boston, MA
Joined July 2016
RT @CityOfBoston: Be good neighbors, Boston! As you head out to shovel today, please clear an accessible path of travel on all sidewalks an…
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While crews & contractors continue to treat & clear our roads, hills, bridges & bus routes, a reminder to residents to shovel your: ✅ Sidewalks ✅ Pedestrian Ramps ✅ Catch Basins ✅ Fire Hydrants We kindly ask that you don’t throw snow back into the street. We appreciate it!
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We currently have 581 pieces of equipment treating & clearing our roadways. The forecast is calling for the snow to last through the night & taper off on Sunday morning. For winter tips, resources & to learn the rules of shoveling in the city:
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The PWD team is prepared & ready for tonight’s snowfall. ❄️ We have 41,000 tons of salt on hand to treat our roadways ❄️ 175 pieces of in-house snow clearing equipment ❄️ The capability to put 800+ contractor pieces on our roadways For more info:
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RT @CityOfBoston: The City of Boston is expecting snowfall overnight tonight, Saturday, February 8, into Sunday, February 9. Accounting for…
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RT @CityOfBoston: Announcing: Preparations are currently underway in the City of Boston ahead of expected snowfall this evening. https://…
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We currently have 400+ pieces of equipment treating our streets. If you have to be on the road, please leave plenty of room for our equipment to operate in a safe and effective manner. We appreciate your help! For all your #winter resources, go to:
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With the forecast calling for snow this morning followed by a mix of rain/freezing rain, crews are loading up with salt to treat streets. We expect heavy bands of snow this AM that could affect visibility & make driving conditions challenging. Please take your time on the roads.
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With inclement weather in the forecast, PWD patch crews are taking advantage of the dry conditions to make repairs to streets in #Dorchester, #HydePark, #Roxbury & the #SouthEnd.
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Our dedicated District 7 crew was out bright & early cleaning litter throughout #MattapanSquare. To report any basic city service issues, please contact @BOS311.
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Huge effort today by our PWD patch crews! 🦺 Used 13 tons of asphalt to repair street & sidewalk defects 🦺 Closed 95 CRM’s (Case Relationship Management) cases 🦺 Filled 247 potholes Pics below from: #Dorchester, #EastBoston, #JamaicaPlain & #SouthBoston
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Repair work continues with patch crews working on multiple streets in #Dorchester, #HydePark, #WestRoxbury & the #NorthEnd. If you see a roadway deficiency in the @CityOfBoston, please contact @BOS311 so we can dispatch a crew to repair it.
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PWD has patch crews dispatched citywide making repairs to streets & sidewalks. This morning, repairs were made on Albion Place in #Charlestown & the work was approved by our littlest neighborhood fan! Being a PWD foreman could be in his future….
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As crews have been working through the night treating & clearing our roadways, a reminder to property owners to shovel out your sidewalks, curb ramps, catch basins & fire hydrants. *Please don’t throw snow back into the street. We appreciate it!
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With snow beginning to fall in the @CityOfBoston, PWD crews & contractors are loading up with salt to treat our roadways. Pics below from Frontage Road.
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While our larger pieces of snow clearing equipment are being loaded-up with salt, we’re also assisting our partners @BostonParksDept to ensure areas around our city parks remain clear & treated.
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PWD crews & contractors worked through the night - and are still going strong - treating & clearing #BostonStreets. With snow continuing to fall, please be cautious & take your time on the roadways. A full list of #winter tips & resources can be found at:
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PWD patch crews were making repairs to streets & bus lanes in #DowntownBoston & the #NorthEnd. If you see a roadway deficiency in the @CityOfBoston, please contact @BOS311.
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Our District 1 patch crew is taking advantage of the dry weather to make repairs to multiple streets in #DowntownBoston, #Dorchester & the #SouthEnd. If you see a roadway deficiency in the @CityOfBoston, please contact @BOS311.
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RT @bostonpolice: All travel lanes on McClellan Highway (Rte. 1A North/South) are now open to vehicles. Thanks to our District 7 officers,…
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