MoCo Kicks Off Street Sweeping In April

MONTGOMERY CO., MD — Officials are putting residents on notice as the annual street sweeping program kicks off in April.

The Montgomery County Department of Transportation said operations would start the first week of April and run until July.

A sweeping schedule can be found online.

An estimated 4,100 miles of residential roadways will be impacted.

MCDOT Director Chris Conklin said the sweeping is needed as the "unusually active winter" required repeat applications of salt and brine roadway treatments.

"Road salt is highly corrosive to roads and vehicles, and harmful to our waterways. Excess debris can clog our storm drains and cause flooding during severe storms," Conklin said in a release.

"By keeping your cars off the road, our crews can better sweep curbs and gutters, where salt and debris collect."

In 2025, officials removed about 750 tons of debris.

While the department will post "no parking" signs along impacted roadways, no cars will be towed. Residents are urged to move their cars, as street sweepers will not return at a later date.