Public Works

Per Press Release issued by the City, the TRANSFER STATION and the PUBLIC WORKS OFFICES will be closed to the public until at least January 10, 2021.

Several “silver bullet” containers will be placed outside of the gate at the Transfer Station for the purpose of residential recycling drop-off. These canisters will not be staffed and only recyclable products will be accepted – please do not dispose of other types of waste. These containers will be available throughout the closure and will be monitored and emptied as needed.

Friday, 01/01 Curbside trash and recycling will be collected on Saturday, 01/02.  All other collection days remain standard schedule.

Christmas Tree collection will be postponed until Monday, January 11. Trees must be curbside by Sunday, January 10.  

South Portland Public Works 

929 Highland Ave

South Portland, ME 04106

Phone: 207-767-7635

publicworks@southportland.org

Monday-Friday, 7am-3:00pm

Department Contacts:

Doug Howard, Director

Melissa Hutchins, Superintendent

Denise Michaud, Administrative Assistant

South Portland Public Works is dedicated to providing a comprehensive variety of services for the welfare and safety of the South Portland community.  We handle tasks such as street and sidewalk maintenance, street sweeping, snow plowing, debris removal from storm basins, and oversight of rubbish and recycling collections.   We operate the city’s transfer facility.  The garage division repairs and maintains our fleet of vehicles and heavy equipment.  Our sign shop is responsible for installation and maintenance of all street signs, traffic signs, linestriping and graffiti removal.

We are here for you.  If you have questions, comments, or requests, please contact us.

Follow South Portland Public Works on Facebook to receive up-to-the-minute information on road conditions, weather-related cancellations, and other SPPW-related news. 

Parking Ban

By ordinance, the City of South Portland maintains a winter parking ban. The ban prohibits parking on all city streets from December 1 to April 1, between 12 midnight and 6am. In the event of inclement weather, parking ban hours may be extended at the City’s discretion. 

The City does not currently provide a designated public parking area for off-street parking.

If your vehicle was parked in violation of the ban and has been towed, please contact the Police Department at 799-5511, ext 8575, for information regarding recovery of the vehicle.

We can’t do it all…  

Following is a list of some issues which might seem to be handled by Public Works, but are actually responded to by other departments or agencies.  You can reach these departments by calling the numbers listed, or by submitting a citizen request form.