County deploys 230 plows to tackle snow on 2,000 miles of roads in Prince George’s

DISTRICT HEIGHTS, Md. (7News) — Around 230 plows and trucks are out clearing snow from Prince George’s County roads, according to county officials.

Crews are working 12-hour shifts to clear and treat the roughly 2,000 miles of county roads, said Acting County Executive Tara Jackson. The first shift began at 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Crews have used about a ton of salt so far from the county’s 43,000-ton reserve, Oluseyi Olugbenle, deputy director of the Department of Public Works & Transportation (DPW&T), told 7News. She said last week’s storm helped because crews had already started pre-treating the roads then…

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