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Significant road closures for WorldPride Parade, Block Party

Significant road closures for WorldPride Parade, Block Party

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WASHINGTON () — WorldPride is set to kick off in just over one week. Though mostly bringing fun, entertainment and kinship to the District, there are also significant road closures that commuters should consider in the weekend ahead.
The WorldPride Parade will assemble on 15th Street, from Rhode Island Avenue to U Street NW. From there, it will march east on T Street, south on 14th Street, east on Pennsylvania Avenue and south on 9th Street, where it will disband on Constitution Avenue from 9th Street to 14th Street.
The WorldPride Block Party will happen on 17th Street, from P Street to Riggs Place NW.
Drivers looking to travel Northwest or downtown can use U Street NW, Massachusetts Avenue NW, Independence Avenue SW, 17th Street NW and the 3rd Street Tunnel.
Check out these WorldPride events happening this week in DC
Vehicles will not be able to cross 14th Street between U Street NW and Independence Avenue SW during the parade. Residents who live east or west of 14th Street will be able to access their homes, however.
If you live between 16th and 14th Streets from U Street to Rhode Island Avenue NW, police advise you to approach from 16th Street, where officers will help you get home.
Residents and visitors who need to access the downtown corridor in the area of City Center, Chinatown and the Capital One Arena may enter from the east. Those areas will experience some traffic closures, however causing delays.
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Friday, June 6, at 12 a.m. through Sunday, June 9, at 6 a.m.:
17th Street from S Street to P Street, NW
R Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of 17th Street, NW
Corcoran Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of Corcoran Street, NW
Q Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of 17th Street, NW
Church Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of Church Street, NW
P Street, NW – 100 feet east and west of P Street, NW
'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo performing at WorldPride music festival in DC
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Saturday, June 7, from 4 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
T Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
P Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
Massachusetts Avenue from 15th Street to Thomas Circle, NW (Eastbound lanes only)
New York Avenue from 15th Street to 14th Street, NW
H Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW
G Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
F Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
Pennsylvania Avenue from 14th Street to 7th Street, NW
Constitution Avenue from 17th Street to 15th Street, NW
17th Street from H Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
15th Street from U Street to Rhode Island Avenue, NW
15th Street from H Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
14th Street from U Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
13th Street from K Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
7th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Friday, June 6, from approximately 4 a.m. through Sunday, June 9, at 6 a.m.:
17th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Corcoran Street from New Hampshire Avenue to 16th Street, NW
Q Street from 18th Street to 16th Street, NW
Church Street from 18th Street to 16th Street, NW
The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday, June 7, from approximately 9 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
15th Street from U Street to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
T Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
Swann Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
S Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
R Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
Corcoran Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
Church Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
P Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
O Street from 16th Street to 15th Street, NW
Q Street from 16th Street to 14th Street, NW
The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Saturday, June 7, from approximately 12 p.m. to 11:50 p.m.:
Wallach Place from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
T Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
S Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
Riggs Road from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
R Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
Corcoran Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
Q Street from 14th Street to 13th Street, NW
P Street from 14th Street to Logan Circle, NW
Rhode Island Avenue from Scott Circle to Logan Circle, NW
N Street from 15th Street to Vermont Avenue, NW
Vermont Avenue from N Street to K Street, NW
Massachusetts Avenue ramps to Thomas Circle from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW(Massachusetts Avenue will continue to flow east/west under Thomas Circle, NW)
M Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
Green Court from 14th Street to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
L Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
K Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW
I Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
Zei Alley from 15th Street to 14th Street, NW
H Street from 17th Street to 13th Street, NW
New York Avenue from 15th Street to 9th Street, NW
G Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
F Street from 15th Street to 13th Street, NW
E Street from 15th Street to13th Street, NW
D Street from 9th Street to 7th Street, NW
Pennsylvania Avenue from 15th Street to 9th Street, NW
Constitution Avenue from 15th Street to 9th Street, NW
15th Street from Rhode Island Avenue to Massachusetts Avenue, NW
14th Street from U Street, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
12th Street from Constitution Avenue to E Street, NW
12th Street Tunnel to include the I-395 northbound exit 3 toward 12th Street Expressway and the westbound I-395 exit 4B toward 12th Street, NW Downtown
11th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to E Street, NW
10th Street from Constitution Avenue to E Street, NW
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