Prince George’s County Activates Code Orange; Offices Open Two Hours Late

Prince George’s County activated a Code Orange weather schedule on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, and announced a two-hour delayed opening for county offices, moving the opening time to 11:00 a.m. County crews were deployed that morning to treat roads and clear icy patches after a wintry mix affected the area.

The delayed opening applied to county administrative offices and produced related modifications to services across county operations, with officials specifying the two-hour delay as the primary schedule change. Crews focused treatment efforts on arterial routes and known trouble spots as morning commutes began, using salt and de-icing measures to address ice accumulation reported overnight.

Public safety and public works crews continued active road treatment through the late morning on Feb. 23, targeting intersections and ramps where ice had formed. The Code Orange activation put extra municipal staff on call and adjusted routine schedules so that maintenance teams could complete initial treatments before the bulk of county employees were scheduled to arrive at 11:00 a.m.

The decision to implement the Code Orange schedule and the two-hour delayed opening followed the wintry mix that prompted hazardous driving conditions across Prince George’s County on Feb. 23. By delaying the start of the workday, county leaders aimed to give crews additional time to treat pavement and address icy patches before offices reopened to the public and in-person services resumed.