DPW’s Columbus Day Closures and Service Interruptions

Monday Oct 5th, 2015

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BALTIMORE MD - Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds residents that Columbus Day is a City holiday and that DPW offices will be closed Monday, October 12, 2015.

  • NO TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS: Mondays are not regular curbside trash and recycling collection days in Baltimore City.
  • DPW’s YARDS CLOSED: All Citizen Convenience Centers WILL BE CLOSED, including Quarantine Road Landfill.
  • MECHANICAL STREET SWEEPING: There will be no Mechanical Street Sweeping on Columbus Day.
  • BULK TRASH: There will be no bulk trash collection scheduled on Columbus Day.
  • PARKING METERS: Parking meters will be in effect on Columbus Day.

  
For more information about DPW’s 2015 Columbus Day closures and service interruptions, please call 410-545-6541 or visit DPW’s website, http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov.

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