Getting around Washington may be tricky this weekend with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial celebration on Sunday and Al Sharpton's Action Network March scheduled for Saturday.
The National Park Service and The United States Park Police will close several roads near the King memorial in the interest of public safety.
West Potomac Park, Ohio Drive between the John Ericsson Memorial and Inlet Bridge, and West Basin Drive will close to pedestrian and vehicular traffic starting at 1p.m on Friday. The area will remain closed until 5:00 a.m. Monday morning. Bicycles and Pedicabs won't be allowed there either.
The Reverand Al Sharpton's "Jobs for Justice March" takes place Saturday afternoon. They'll march from the Sylvan Theatre to the King Memorial.
On Sunday, October 16, 2011, the following roads will be closed beginning at 4:00 a.m. :
-Ramp from eastbound (inbound) Memorial Bridge to Ohio Dr SW and Independence Avenue (all traffic sent north to 23rd St and Henry Bacon DR SW)
-17th Street NW from Constitution Ave NW to Independence Ave SW
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-S/B Ohio Drive NW and Parkway Drive NW (all traffic sent to Parkway Drive and LMC)
- Ramp from Potomac Freeway to Ohio Drive NW (all traffic sent N/B on Potomac Freeway or N/B on Rock Creek Parkway)
- E/B Independence Avenue SW between 15th Street and 23rd Street SW
- W/B Independence Avenue SW between Raul Wallenberg Place SW and 23rd Street SW
- Henry Bacon Drive between Constitution Ave and Lincoln Memorial Circle.
