Oak Ridge brush pickup under way

The citywide brush pickup program began Monday, April 28.

Tree limbs and bagged yard clippings or leaves will be picked up during the program. City collection efforts will follow the accompanying schedule as closely as possible, a press release said. The proposed schedule is a general guide and can vary considerably from the actual schedule due to weather conditions and/or the amount of participation by residents.

The city asked residents to follow a few guidelines:

• All limbs should be placed near, but not beyond, the curb, with the butt end near the street. Keep all materials off sidewalks and parking areas and out of gutters. Residents are asked to not place any brush at the curb more than one week prior to the scheduled pickup day in order to maintain the cleanliness of our city.
• Limb diameter should be no larger than three inches at any point.
• Yard clippings and leaves must be in plastic bags. It should be noted that yard waste will be collected with the regularly scheduled refuse collection throughout the year.
• There is a limit of one truckload of material per residence. A truckload is defined as one pickup truck or approximately three feet high, four feet wide, and 8 feet long, or approximately 100 cubic feet maximum.
• Crews will not pick up piles that have brush or limbs mixed with rubbish or trash.
• All materials must be in place no later than 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day to ensure pickup. Any materials put out after 7:30 a.m. on the scheduled pickup day may not be picked up.

The brush pickup schedule can also be found on the city’s website at www.oakridgetn.gov.

For more information, contact Waste Connections of Tennessee at (865) 482-3656.

FIRST WEEK

• Monday, April 28—Rarity Ridge, Country Club Estates, Oklahoma Avenue, Mason Lane, Westover Drive, Wildwood Drive, Gates Drive, Grandcove Lane, Golfcrest Lane, Greenwood Lane, Goldenview Lane, West Southwood Lane, East Southwood Lane, Sweetgum Lane
• Tuesday, April 29—Whippoorwill Drive and side streets, William Lane, Wildcat Lane, Winchester Circle, Jackson Crossing Subdivision, West Outer Drive and all side streets from the west end up to Nebraska Avenue
• Wednesday, April 30—Newridge Road, Normandy Road, Newell Lane, Nebraska Avenue and side streets, Newhaven Road and side streets, Netherland Road and side streets, Newport Drive and side streets, New Bedford Lane, Nantucket Way, West Outer Drive and side streets from Nebraska Avenue to Montana Avenue
• Thursday, May 1—Montana Avenue and side streets, Monticello Road, Miramar Circle, Mohawk Road, Montclair Road and side streets, Windham Road and side streets, Morningside Drive and side streets, Morgan Road, Mississippi Avenue, West Outer Drive and side streets from Montana Avenue to Louisiana Avenue
• Friday, May 2—Robertsville Road and side streets from Melbourne Road to Louisiana Avenue, Bradley Avenue, East Bryn Mawr Circle, West Bryn Mawr Circle, Bermuda Road and all side streets, Salem Road and side streets, Sheridan Circle and Place, South Seneca Road

SECOND WEEK

• Monday, May 5—North Seneca Road, Louisiana Avenue and side streets, Lawton Road, Lancaster Road, Lansing Road, LaSalle Road and side streets
• Tuesday, May 6—Wiltshire Drive, Jefferson Circle, Latimer Road, Robertsville Road and side streets from Louisiana Avenue to Jefferson Avenue, Jefferson Avenue and side streets, Johnson Road and side streets, West Outer Drive and side streets from Louisiana Avenue to Illinois Avenue
• Wednesday, May 7—West side of North Illinois Avenue and side streets, Iroquois Avenue and side streets, Robertsville Road from Jefferson Avenue to North Illinois Avenue, East Vanderbilt Drive, West Vanderbilt Drive, Villanova Road, Virginia Road, Valparaiso Road, Valley Forge Drive
• Thursday, May 8—Hillside Road and side streets from Highland Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue, Robertsville Road from North Illinois Avenue to Highland Avenue, Raleigh Road, Robin Lane, Ivanhoe Road and side streets, east side of North Illinois Avenue and side streets, Hillside Road and side streets from Illinois Avenue to Highland Avenue, Henley Road, Henley Place, Highland Avenue and side streets
• Friday, May 9—West Outer Drive and side streets from Illinois Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue

THIRD WEEK

• Monday, May 12—Vermont Avenue and side streets, North Tulane Avenue
• Tuesday, May 13—Pennsylvania Avenue and side streets, Outer Drive and side streets from Pennsylvania Avenue to New York Avenue
• Wednesday, May 14—New York Avenue and side streets, Utah Avenue and side streets, Outer Drive from New York Avenue to Michigan Avenue, Orchard Lane and Circle, Orkney Road
• Thursday, May 15—West Tennessee Avenue, Michigan Avenue and side streets, Kentucky Avenue and side streets
• Friday, May 16—Georgia Avenue and side streets, Florida Avenue and side streets, Outer Drive and side streets from Michigan Avenue to Florida Avenue, East Tennessee Avenue and side streets

FOURTH WEEK

• Monday, May 19—Outer Drive and side streets from Florida Avenue to California Avenue, Delaware Avenue and side streets, California Avenue and side streets
• Tuesday, May 20—East Drive and all side streets including Reel Heights/Tanglewood subdivision, Athens Road, Alger Road and side streets, Arkansas Avenue and side streets, Albany Road, Alhambra Road, Arcadia Lane and Place
• Wednesday, May 21—Rivers subdivision, Marywater Lane, Marywood Court, Rivers Run subdivision, Park Meade Drive, Center Park Lane, Palisades Parkway
• Thursday, May 22—Emory Heights
• Friday, May 23—Emory Valley subdivision

FIFTH WEEK

• Monday, May 26—Holiday
• Tuesday, May 27—Baypath Drive and side streets, Briarcliff Avenue and side streets, Elmhurst Drive and side streets, Stonebridge
• Wednesday, May 28—Hendrix Creek subdivision, North Purdue Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to Marquette Road, Marquette Road, Maryville Circle, Liberty Court, Goucher Circle, Graham Place, Marietta Circle, Manchester Road, Manhattan Avenue from North Purdue Avenue to Manchester Road
• Thursday, May 29—Morris Lane, Manhattan Avenue from Rutgers Avenue to Manchester Road, Northwestern Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to South Purdue Avenue, Potomac Circle, Princeton Avenue, Paine Lane, Nasson Lane, Pembroke Road, Phillips Lane, Quincy Avenue, Queens Road, Paris Lane, Pratt Lane, Park Lane, South Purdue Avenue
• Friday, May 30—North Purdue Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to Manhattan Avenue, Piedmont Road, Parsons Road, Newberry Circle, Nevada Circle, Marshall Circle, Niagara Lane, West Gettysburg Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to Northwestern Avenue, Northwestern Avenue from Manhattan Avenue to North Purdue Avenue

SIXTH WEEK

• Monday, June 2—Tusculum Drive and side streets, Tempura Drive and side streets, Tuskegee Drive extension, Tiffin Drive and side streets, Scarboro neighborhood