Roadside loose leaf collection for Newport News begins on Monday, November 18. The Street Maintenance Division of Public Works is conducting the annual loose leaf collection until January 3, 2020. A second and final collection will be done on January 6. Residents must have all leaves roadside by 7 AM. Residents are asked to rake leaves to the edge of the road during the time designated for your area, without blocking traffic >or drainage ditches, and crews will pick them up. Each street will be collected once during the week as indicated on the map.