Downtown D.C. Closes Roads Through Friday for Xi White House Visit
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Updated · NBC Washington · Sep 23
Downtown D.C. Closes Roads Through Friday for Xi White House Visit
3 articles · Updated · NBC Washington · Sep 23
Summary
Downtown Washington will face multi-day parking bans and traffic closures through Friday as President Xi Jinping visits the White House, with police warning drivers to expect delays and use alternate routes.
6:30 a.m. Wednesday to 5 p.m. Friday closures hit a core security zone around Pennsylvania Avenue and Constitution Avenue, including 10th, 11th and 12th streets and the 12th Street Tunnel/Expressway.
Thursday restrictions widen from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. to Constitution Avenue between 14th and 18th streets and to 15th and 17th streets from Independence Avenue to H Street.
Friday closures shift east from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., covering Constitution Avenue from 6th to 14th streets, Pennsylvania Avenue from 6th to 9th streets, and the 9th Street Tunnel.
Emergency no-parking orders run on separate schedules until midnight Friday, affecting stretches near the White House and federal buildings even where limited local traffic is still allowed.