Dust has always been a problem in the Greater Toronto Area and during the dry summer months, this problem can be a very big one. During the wet weather months, it could like wise be a problem in a different way as together with garbage, it could be the reason for excessive floods in the GTA. This is why as to date, more and more studies have been done on the benefits of road flushing. The results of these studies are the bases for the coming out of new machines and technology pertaining to road flushing. Thus we see more and more sweeping and flushing machines that are highly efficient and effective in cleaning these roads.