West Warwick Department of Public Works

04/10/2026

To all our friends that have been patiently waiting to drop their mattresses off to us ,we are ready for you !

04/07/2026

Attention!!!!
We are temporarily ( a few days) not accepting mattresses/box springs.
Thank you for your understanding

03/24/2026

Our big boy the “Sweep master flex” has finally awoken from its beauty sleep and is out causing a stir in our great town, he is currently making a big sweep in the Natick end of town and will be making his way through the whole town over the next few months . Give him and his operator a big thumbs up and a goofy grin if you see them out and about !

03/20/2026

A heartfelt thank you to our friends from West Warwick Fire Department for their kindness in surprising our DPW guys with an incredible breakfast, we are truly grateful.

03/09/2026

We have hopefully put the snow behind us 🤞🏽So now on to tackling other problems on the roadways, the guys are out there filling potholes all over town ! If the weather holds up there will be ongoing road repairs until further notice. So give them a honk and a wave . But please keep the Rhode Island salute to a minimum 😬. Thank you.

HAPPY MONDAY!

03/04/2026

Huge shout out to Phil Yust of Raising Canes in Warwick for delivering some amazing food to the guys at the shop today .We truly appreciate it , everything was delicious as always we are super grateful.

We had to use a AI picture bc the food was so good it was gone by the time I got to take the picture.🫣😅

03/01/2026

Well, West Warwick… it has been a week for all of us.

The biggest storm in Rhode Island history dropped a crazy amount of snow in such a short time that the roads were nearly impossible to keep up with during the height of it.

But our guys were relentless. From day one, they worked nonstop to keep roads as open as possible for emergency services — even pulling operators off their routes to help respond to active calls.

And that was just the beginning.

From there, they pushed countless tons of snow for hours upon hours with very little sleep or rest. They kept going fiercely, many motivated by nothing more than the thought of getting home to hug their loved ones. Some of our own families were without power, and we couldn’t even get to them — all we could do was promise them it would be okay.

They continued clearing roads with the equipment we have on hand — equipment not rated for this volume of snow — but they refused to give up. Trucks broke down left and right, and our amazing Fleet Maintenance team worked tirelessly to get them back up and running in record time. From quick fixes to full rebuilds, welding, fabricating — you name it, they did it. Not just for DPW, but for Police and Fire as well.

When they had downtime, Fleet stepped right out onto the roads to plow, free stuck vehicles, move snow, direct traffic — whatever needed to be done.

The Parks and Rec team was another essential part of this effort. They were out there alongside everyone else, pitching in and getting it done.

Three days in, with no end in sight, help arrived from our friends at Whaley Hollow Farm in Greene and our town’s own International Paving. Seeing we were in dire need of more equipment, they brought trucks and heavy machinery. Morale instantly went through the roof — we could finally see real progress. Thank you, Whaley Hollow and International Paving.

Then more help arrived from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) andPennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)y turMaine National Guardway these men and women put their own lives on hold to come help our town is nothing short of amazing and commendable. West Warwick is extremely grateful.

A huge thank you as well to Millonzi’s for preparing and delivering incredible meals to the shop so the guys could have a hot meal during it all.

Please enjoy these photos — they truly belong in the history books.

West Warwick, Rhode Island.

03/01/2026

Here we go!!! Let’s get to it .

Thanks to the guys killing it out there for sure .🫶🏽

Snow removal operations will continue until further notice. We understand the frustration of roads being spontaneously blocked off and having to navigate around but it is essential to the snow removal that we do this . Thank you for your understanding and continued patience

02/28/2026

Good morning! Six days post-storm, we're still diligently working on the cleanup, so if you see our crew members out there, give them a heartfelt honk or wave. Despite their exhaustion, these heroes refuse to give up on our resilient town. Thank you all for your unwavering patience and trust in us.

02/27/2026

02/27/2026

We are back to it!!!! , our guys are still putting in work!! Thank you for your patience and understanding.