A number of roads will be closed Tuesday night as President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address.
The area around Capitol Square will be closed to traffic and pedestrians at 6 p.m. Only credentialed and authorized pedestrians will be allowed in the area. An hour later, roads north and south of Capitol Square will close to vehicular traffic.
The speech begins at 9 p.m. U.S. Capitol Police say the road closures will be lifted at the end of the event.
Only credentialed and authorized pedestrians will be allowed in the following area beginning at 6 p.m.:
- First Street between Constitution Avenue, NW and Independence Avenue, SW
- Independence Avenue between First Street, SW and First Street, SE
- First Street between Independence Avenue, SE and Constitution Avenue, NE
- Constitution Avenue between First Street, NE and First Street, NW
The following roads will be closed to vehicular traffic at 7 p.m.:
- D Street, NE between Second Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW
- C Street, NE between Second Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW
- Constitution Avenue between Second Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW
- Delaware Avenue, NE between Columbus Circle, NE & Constitution Avenue, NE
- New Jersey Avenue, NW between Louisiana Avenue & Constitution Avenue, NW
- Pennsylvania Avenue between First Street & Third Street, NW
- East Capitol Street between Second Street & First Street, NE/SE
- First Street, NE between Columbus Circle, NE & C Street, SE
- First Street, NE between Louisiana Avenue, NW & Washington Avenue, SW
- Second Street, NE between Constitution Avenue & East Capitol Street, NE
- Maryland Avenue, NE between First Street & Constitution Avenue, NE
- Maryland Avenue, SW between First Street, & Third Street, SW
- Independence Avenue between Second Street, SE & Washington Avenue, SW
- C Street between First Street, SE & Washington Avenue, SW
- Delaware Avenue, SW between Washington Avenue, SW & C Street, SW
- New Jersey Avenue, SE between Independence Avenue & D Street, SE
- South Capitol Street between Independence Avenue & D Street, SE/SW
