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Linda Grant, (202) 671-2375
Nancee Lyons, (202) 671-2637

The DC Department of Public Works announced today that District residents may pick up sandbags (up to four per household) at its New Jersey Avenue and K Street, SE site (entrance on New Jersey at I Street, SE). Sandbags will be distributed between 8 pm and midnight tonight and will resume at 7 am through noon tomorrow. Each sandbag weighs between 40 lbs. and 50 lbs. and residents will need to load them into their vehicles. Weather forecasters predict rain storms through today and Wednesday that could cause flooding.

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