BROMSGROVE has two new high-tech street sweeping machines to help keep the town’s roads, pavements and public spaces cleaner, greener, and safer.
The new vehicles are quieter and more fuel efficient, with advanced filtration systems help reduce air pollution and stop waste from washing down drains and into local waterways.
They sweep three to six miles of road per hour and feature special brush upgrades, meaning they also strim weeds.
It expands the council’s sweeping fleet from five to six vehicles, with three large sweepers and three compact mini cleaners for the areas the big ones can’t reach.
They equip cleansing teams to sweep Bromsgrove District’s roughly 428 miles of streets up to twice a year, while also tackling hotspots and carrying out other essential duties like emptying bins, clearing fly-tips, and maintaining public land.
Coun Peter Whittaker, Portfolio Holder for Environmental Services at Bromsgrove District Council, said: “Cleaner streets mean a better, safer quality of life for everyone. These new sweepers will help us deliver a greener, more reliable service more efficiently.”
The new sweepers replace an older model that had become costly and difficult to maintain, joining the mini sweepers that were added to the fleet earlier this year.
