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Luleå starts spring gravel cleanup two weeks early

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  • Luleå's spring gravel cleanup began two weeks earlier than normal.
  • This year's gravel amount is 27,500 tons, down from 30,000 tons last year.
  • The past two years have had double the usual gravel volume.

Luleå municipality in Sweden has begun its annual spring gravel cleanup earlier than usual. According to Patrik Ruumensaari, the street chief of Luleå municipality, the cleanup started about two weeks before the normal time. The amount of gravel this year is 27,500 tons, which is less than last year's 30,000 tons but still significantly higher than the normal 16,000 to 17,000 tons.

Ruumensaari noted that the past two years have seen double the usual amount of gravel.

The cleanup started about two weeks before the normal time.

Patrik Ruumensaari, street chief of Luleå municipality

The past two years have seen double the usual amount of gravel.

Patrik Ruumensaari, street chief of Luleå municipality

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