Virginia road closures for DC military parade
ARLINGTON, Va. () — The military parade to mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army is set for Saturday, June 14, and while the parade route, itself, is in D.C., road closures are not limited to the District.
The Pentagon's North Parking Lot is serving as a staging area, with military vehicles set to leave there and head into the city via Memorial Bridge. Becasuse of the event, road closures in Arlington begin Wednesday, June 11.
How to take Metro to get to the Army parade, festival
The right lane of Route 27/Washington Boulevard will close in both directions between US-50 and Pentagon North Parking at 8 p.m. on Wednesday. All lanes of Route 27/Washington Boulevard will be closed from 6 p.m. on Friday, June 13 through Saturday, June 14 at 10 p.m.
George Washington Memorial Parkway will be closed US-50 and I-395 from Friday, June 13 at 6 p.m. through Sunday, June 15 at 6 a.m.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said the military parade would affect a number of its Metrobus routes on the Virginia side of the Potomac River as well as in D.C. .
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