Service Disruptions

Patio season is coming to an end in downtown Burlington

Patios and sidewalk detours are being removed from Oct. 16 – 20, 2026 at the following locations:

• The north side of Pine Street between Elizabeth Street and Pearl Street
• The east side of John Street between Pine Street and Lakeshore Road
• The north side of Lakeshore Road between Brant Street and John Street
• The north side of Lakeshore Road between Locust Street and Brant Street

Please be patient as this may affect traffic.

2026 street tree pruning program underway

The City of Burlington’s annual street and park tree pruning program is underway. 

Our street and park tree pruning program is important work that protects and manages our urban forest and provides many additional benefits to our communities including: 

•  Safer and more effective travel for emergency response vehicles (Fire, EMS, Police), snowplows, garbage trucks and other utility vehicles which deliver essential services. 

• Maintaining sightlines for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians and improving traffic sign visibility for everyone’s safety. 

• Greener and healthier parks. 

A properly pruned tree has a better chance of making it through a storm and other significant weather events. Fewer broken tree limbs and trees means more trees stay in the ground and off the ground! 

The City of Burlington employs Certified Arborists to prune municipal trees. Both internal crews and contractors perform pruning work on city trees. They are highly trained, qualified and follow the City’s approved Tree Pruning...