DC spring cleanup underway, with road repairs and rat control efforts

D.C. is launching an aggressive spring cleanup effort aimed at improving infrastructure, beautifying neighborhoods and reducing the city’s growing rat population.

The 10th annual spring cleanup is now underway.

On Wednesday, city leaders announced plans to resurface roads, repair sidewalks and expand rodent control efforts across the District during an event in Ward 7 along Pennsylvania Avenue SE, as crews repaved streets and cleaned nearby.

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