Paint the Plow

MCDOT PAINT THE PLOW is BACK for its 4th year!

Join the Montgomery County Department of Transportation for Truck Day 2025 on Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Salt Barn, 17000 Crabbs Branch Way in Rockville. This free event will have activities for the entire family and feature Paint the Plow Middle School Contest Voting, its most anticipated event.

Truck Day will kick off  Public Works Week , a nationally recognized week thanking public workers for improving residents' quality of life. This year's Public Works theme is   "People, Purpose, & Presence,"  a tagline for our Paint the Plow contest highlighting many facets of our Highway Services professionals' work. MCDOT Highway Services professionals serve as first responders, as arborists, and make roads & sidewalks passable after winter storms, amongst other roles. Public works employees are always there when our residents need them.

 

Montgomery County public middle schools are encouraged to participate and use their creativity to decorate an MCDOT snowplow with a unique design and name to raise awareness of our public works professionals' important work throughout the year.

 

Public middle school participation is free, and paint supplies are provided.

Register below to have a plow and paint supplies delivered to your middle school on  Tuesday, April 22 , and picked up on  Thursday, May 15 . The decorated plows will be taken to Truck Day for attendees to vote on their favorite designs. First-—, second-, and third-place winners will receive cash prizes for their school.

Learn more about Public Works Week and this year's theme  here .