Weekend Road Closures for Events

DC Funk Parade

On Saturday, May 3, 2014, the DC Funk Parade will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be several street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

The parade will assemble on Vermont Ave NW between Florida Ave NW & U Street NW at 5:00 pm.

The parade will start at Vermont Ave NW & V Street NW. The Parade will travel west on V Street NW and south on Ben Ali Way then disband in the alley prior to U Street NW.

Race for Hope 5K

The Metropolitan Police Department and the Department of Transportation would like to inform the public of street closures in conjunction with the Race for Hope 5K scheduled for Sunday, May 4, 2014.

The following streets around Freedom Plaza will close at 4:30 am for set up and will re-open at 1:00 pm:

• Pennsylvania Avenue, NW from 14th Street, NW to 12th Street, NW
• 13th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to E Street, NW

Race Route

The race will start at 9:00 am and all streets will re-open no later than 11:00 am:

• Southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW from 12th Street, NW to 3rd Street, NW (Start)
• South on 3rd Street, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
• West on Independence Avenue, SW to 4th Street, SW
• South on 4th Street, SW to E Street, SW
• East on E Street, SW to 3rd Street, SW
• North on 3rd Street, SW to Maryland Avenue, NW
• Northeast on Maryland Avenue, NW to First Street, NW
• North on First Street, NW to Constitution Avenue, NW
• West on Constitution Avenue, NW to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
• Northwest on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to 12th Street, NW (Finish)

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