Street Closures For Multiple Weekend Events including Howard Homecoming and Army 10-Miler

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From MPD:

The Metropolitan Police Department wishes to inform the public and members of the media about several planned events that will affect traffic around the city this weekend and during the week. There are many street closures associated with these events.

Howard University Homecoming Parade

This event is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2012. The following streets will be closed beginning at 9:30 am and should reopen by 1:00 pm:

North on 6th Street to Fairmont Street, NW

West on Fairmont Street to Georgia Avenue, NW
South on Georgia Avenue to Florida Avenue, NW
Southeast on Florida Avenue to 5th Street, NW
North on 5th Street to T Street, NW
East on T Street to Anna Cooper Circle, NW
Southeast around the circle to 3rd Street, NW
North on 3rd Street to Elm Street, NW
East on Elm Street to 2nd Street, NW
North on 2nd Street to Bryant Street, NW
West on Bryant Street to 4th Street, NW
North on 4th Street to the Valley (where parade will disband)

28th Annual Army Miler

This event is scheduled for Sunday, October 21, 2012. The proceeding streets will be intermittently closed along the race route beginning approximately at 7:30 am and should reopen by 12:00 pm.

The race route is to originate along Washington Boulevard (Route 27) in Arlington, Virginia and progress across the Arlington Memorial Bridge into the District of Columbia. Once in the District of Columbia, runners are to take the following route, prior to its conclusion in Arlington, Virginia:

Crossing the Arlington Memorial Bridge around Lincoln Circle to Henry Bacon Drive
East on Constitution Avenue, NW
North on 19th Street, NW
West on Virginia Avenue, NW
South on Rock Creek Parkway, NW to Ohio Drive, SW
East on Independence Avenue, SW (runners will take the Westbound side)
Northeast on Maryland Ave SW
South on 1st Street, NW (crossing Peace Circle and Garfield Circle)
West on Independence Avenue, SW (runners will stay on the left side)
South on 14th Street, NW to Interstate 395

Continues after the jump.

Best Buddies

This event is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2012. The following streets will be closed as early as 6:00 am and expected to reopen by 11:30 am:

Clara Barton Parkway , Chain Bridge Road to Glen Echo (turn-a-round) access to MacArthur Boulevard NW (closed 6:00 am – 930 am)
Canal Road, – from 36th Street to Chain Bridge Road NW (closed 6:00 am – 10:00 am)
M Street NW Eastbound from Reservoir Road (closed 6:00 am-10:00 am)
Reservoir Road – from V Street to Canal Road (minimal access to Fletcher’s Boat House, follow police direction)
Whitehurst Freeway NW (closed 6:00 am – 10:00 am)
M Street –will be open westbound (M Street will be closed eastbound only from Canal Street to the Key Bridge) (closed 6:00 am – 10:00am)
Ohio Drive SW (access to Potomac Golf Course only)
Memorial Bridge (completely open) NW (closed 6:00 am-10:30 am)
Independence Avenue-from 14th Street to 23rd Street (closed 6:00 am-10:30 am)
17th Street – from Independence Avenue to D Street SW (closed 6:00 am – 10:30 am)
15th Street – from Maine Avenue to E Street SW (closed 6:00 am – 10:30 am)
15th Street – from Independence Avenue SW to Constitution Avenue NW (closed 3:30 am – 12:30 pm)
3rd Street – from Constitution Avenue NW to Independence Avenue SW (closed 6:00 am – 10:30 am)
14th Street – from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW (closed 6:00 am – 11:30 am)
Pennsylvania Avenue between 3rd Street and 15th Street NW (closed 6:00 am to 11:30 am)
Jefferson Drive – from 3rd Street to 7th Street SW (closed 6:00am-10:30 am)
Madison Drive – from 3rd Street to 15th Street NW (6:00am-10:30 am)
East Basin Drive-395 South ramp to Ohio Drive river side SW (closed 6:00 am-10:30am)
Buckeye Drive-395 North to Ohio Drive river side SW (closed 6:00 am-10:30am)
Constitution Avenue NW – from 23rd Street to 3rd Street NW (closed 6:00 am – 10:30 am)
395 ramp to Maine Avenue SW (closed 6:00 am – 10:30 am)

Janney Elementary 5K

The following roadways will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 8:00 am on Saturday, October 20, 2012. The race will form at Janney Elementary and will proceed over the following route:

· West on Albemarle Street to 42nd Street, NW

· South on 42nd Street to Van Ness Street to 46th Street, NW

· North on 46th Street to Albemarle Street, NW

· West on Albemarle Street to 49th Street, NW where the runners will u-turn and return on the same route where they will disband back at Janney Elementary.

The streets will immediately reopen once the runners complete their return portion of the route.

The above streets will be closed to motorists. Parking restrictions will be in effect and parking will not be permitted.