(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works announced today that District residents, with DC identification, may pick up sandbags (up to five per household) at RFK Stadium, Lot 7. Distribution is Wednesday, September 7, between 6 pm and midnight. The sandbags weigh between 40 lbs. and 50 lbs. and residents will need to load them into their vehicles.

DPW will have employees and signage directing residents to the site entrance.

“We distributed 13,500 sandbags to approximately 2,700 households in August before and during Hurricane Irene,” said DPW Director William O. Howland Jr. “We ask that residents who received sandbags last month refrain from coming back for more.”

Hurricane season ends in November, so residents are asked to hold onto their sandbags, just in case.

Media Contacts

• Linda Grant
• (202) 671-2375