[WardFive] 7th Annual "Truck Touch" Sat., June 7 at RFK Stadium, Lot 7

7th Annual “Truck Touch” Sat., June 7 at RFK Stadium, Lot 7

 

Summer’s most popular free family festival lets citizens get hands-on with city’s infrastructure and emergency vehicles

The DC Department of Public Works invites the public to attend a free, citywide “Truck Touch” Saturday, June 7, 2014, from 9 am to 2 pm at RFK Stadium, Lot 7. A host of DC government agencies will present and demonstrate nearly 30 vehicles used to clean and repair streets, change traffic lights, collect refuse, clear snow, provide emergency services, administer mobile health care, and more.

This is the city’s seventh Truck Touch, which is coordinated annually by the DC Department of Public Works. Its popularity throughout the Washington metropolitan area over the years has caused its visitor attendance to grow from several hundred to several thousand. Last year, more than 5,000 residents came out to climb on packer, sweeper and boom trucks; sit atop MPD’s Mounted Unit’s police horse and maneuver the levers of a police chopper; ride Segways, and test drive electric sedan vehicles. Residents also learned how potholes are repaired, sewers are vacuumed and received information about vital city services.

DC’s Citywide Truck Touch features vehicles from the DC Departments of Public Works, Transportation, Health, Employment Services, Parks and Recreation, Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, the Metropolitan Police Department, and the DC Water and Sewer Authority. Other agencies will also be available to provide direct services and disseminate information about other DC government agencies.

WHAT:   Seventh Annual City-Wide Truck Touch

WHEN:   Saturday, June 7, 2014, from 9 am -2 pm

WHERE: RFK Stadium, Lot 7 (2400 East Capitol Street, NE)

 

 

Kevin B. Twine

Staff Assistant

Office Of The Director

Department of Public Works

2000 14^th Street, NW

6^th Floor

Washington, DC 20009

Phone: 202-671-2593

DPW Main: 202-673-6833

Fax: 202-671-0642

Kevin.Twine@dc.gov

 

www.dpw.dc.gov

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