Plymouth DPW Offering Sand and Sandbags Friday

Plymouth’s Department of Public Works will offer empty sandbags and free sand to residents beginning Friday morning in anticipation of Hurricane Irene.

Empty sandbags will be available at three Fire Station locations: Cedarville (State Road), Headquarters (Sandwich Street), and West Plymouth (Samoset Street). Residents will be allowed 10 bags per household due to limited availability of the bags.

Sand will be available at two transfer stations: Cedarville (Just past the exit, on right at the entrance to DPW Barn) and South Street (on left before the turn into the inner gates).

All residents will be able to get sand regardless of whether they have a transfer station sticker. The sand will be available outside the area requiring a sticker, but Special Assistant to the Town Manager Patrick O'Brien reminds residents who enter the station without a pass may receive a violation notice.