When Obama is sworn in for his second term, officials say they are expecting far fewer than the 1.9 million who huddled in the cold in 2009 to see the nation's first black president take the oath. (Pool/Getty Images News/Getty News)
Archives, Smithsonian and Mt. Vernon Square will be closed all day on Jan. 21. "We are preparing for this and offering a level of service identical to what we carried in 2009 -- 1.9 million," says Metro's Dan Stessel. They're planning a 17-hour rush hour even though second- term inaugurations traditionally have a lower crowd turnout. (File)
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Memorial, Roosevelt and 14th Street bridges will be closed or rerouting traffic all day on Jan. 21. Key, Chain, South Capitol, Woodrow Wilson and the 11th Street bridges are all open. (Courtesy Flickr/JHGagle)
Courtesy Flickr/JHGagle
The night before the inaugural parade, transportation crews will have to start by removing the traffic light at Fourth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Then they'll do it again on Sixth Street, Seventh and Ninth streets and every other intersection along the parade's 1.5-mile route. (WTOP/Bob Madigan)
WTOP/Bob Madigan
They are reserved for elected officials, Supreme Court justices, ambassadors, military leaders and family members of the president and vice president. (WTOP/Brennan Haselton)
Crews will place the flags and another 150 District of Columbia flags along the parade route. (WTOP/Brennan Haselton)
WTOP/Brennan Haselton
That's down from the 10 that Obama had in 2009. (File)
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Most will be sold in the week leading up to the inauguration. (File)
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(WTOP/Brennan Haselton)
WTOP/Brennan Haselton
They'll be stocking up at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Restrooms at the museum, on the National Mall, will be open Inauguration Day and during a 2,000-guest reception the night before. (AP)
AP
D.C. police Chief Cathy Lanier says officers from 86 agencies outside the District will help with crowd control. They'll all have a special inaugural badge they get to keep as a souvenir. (File)
File
It matches the record set by Franklin Roosevelt. A wording mix-up by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts in 2009 led to a do-over. This time, Obama will take the oath privately on Sunday, Jan. 20, the day set out in the Constitution. Since inaugurations are traditionally not held on Sundays, he'll have his public swearing-in on Monday. (File)
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That includes platform construction, bleachers and barricades. (WTOP/Brennan Haselton)
WTOP/Brennan Haselton
(WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck
(WTOP/Brennan Haselton)
WASHINGTON – Before President Barack Obama is sworn-in at the U.S. Capitol, transportation crews, Metro and police have work to do. Here’s a breakdown of Inauguration Day by the numbers.
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