Will Houston has been sweeping D.C. streets for more than 15 years.

Jacob Fenston / WAMU

There is a high of 64 degrees in the District of Columbia on Monday and the Yoshino cherry trees are in their first stage of blooming, ushering forth the month of March and (we can only hope) increasingly spring-like weather.

But it’s ushering forth something else, too: street sweeping. March 2 marks the first day of street sweeping in the District this year. The Department of Public Works is once again sending out its large orange sweepers periodically to clear the streets of litter. If you park in the street, keep an eye out for signs denoting street sweeping hours—-parked cars blocking the way are subject to a $45 fine.

The city generally doles out a lot of those fines. In 2018, DPW wrote more than 86,000 street sweeping tickets, WAMU reported last year. The department released an app last year that alerts residents about street sweeping times for selected blocks.

Street sweeping season runs through October 31, when leaf collection time begins. But that’s skipping too far ahead—for now, enjoy the decent weather and don’t forget to move your car.