The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is announcing a deadline for community members to place all storm-related vegetation debris at the curb. Residents are asked to place all vegetation out for collection by the end of the day on Sunday, April 19.
Although collections will continue in the weeks after April 19, this announcement provides residents with a deadline to place all final debris to the curb. NDOT crews are currently working on a second round of collections, and after a third and final round of service, the department will announce a date for regular brush collection to resume.
The cleanup efforts from Winter Storm Fern have been historic in scope for the department. Since February 3, 2026, NDOT crews have collected over 1.6 million cubic yards of storm vegetation debris. To put this amount in perspective, in all of 2025, NDOT collected around 87,000 total cubic yards of vegetation during its brush collections.
Phillip Jones, NDOT’s Acting Director, acknowledged the unprecedented nature of the storm damage, but ensured that all debris will be collected. “This has truly been a historic response. We understand the uneasiness that may come with not knowing when your debris will be collected, but I want to assure residents that we will collect all of it. We have had up to 100 crews working 12 hour shifts every single day since the storm hit and we encourage residents to continue to safely place their vegetation debris at the curb,” said Jones.
As residents are out cleaning vegetation debris from their yards, NDOT asks community members to please look out for hanging tree limbs and leaning branches on large canopy trees, as they can pose major safety risks. Vegetation debris should not block fire hydrants, storm drains, drainage ditches, culverts, alleys, sidewalks, bike lanes, car travel lanes or other essential infrastructure.
Residents requiring assistance should call 2-1-1 or visit nashvilleresponds.com to be connected with resources to help. If you have questions or require special accommodation, please contact hubNashville by visiting hub.nashville.gov, using the hubNashville app, or by calling 3-1-1.
To report a non-emergency issue affecting a Metro Nashville street, visit hub.nashville.gov.
