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Road closures for Saturday protest in DC

Demonstrators protest Friday, June 5, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A slew of roads will be closed Saturday in downtown D.C. as demonstrators take to the streets to protest.

D.C. police announced Friday that the following streets would be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. to midnight:

  • Constitution Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to 19th Street NW
  • Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street NW to 15th Street NW
  • Pennsylvania Avenue from 17th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • Indiana Avenue from 6th Street NW to 7th Street NW
  • Jefferson Drive, SW from 3rd Street to 14th Street SW
  • Madison Drive, NW from 3rd Street to 14th Street NW
  • C Street from 17th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • C Street from 3rd Street NW to 6th Street NW
  • D Street from 3rd Street NW to 8th Street NW
  • D Street from 17th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • E Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • F Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • G Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • H Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • I Street from New York Avenue NW to 19th Street NW
  • K Street from 9th Street NW to 19th Street NW
  • Connecticut Avenue from H Street NW to L Street NW
  • Vermont Avenue from H Street NW to L Street NW
  • New York Avenue from 9th Street NW to 15th Street NW
  • New York Avenue from 17th Street NW to 18th Street NW
  • 18th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
  • 17th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
  • 16th Street From H Street NW to L Street NW
  • 15th Street from Independence Avenue SW to L Street NW
  • 14th Street from Independence Avenue SW to L Street NW
  • 12th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
  • 12th Street Tunnel
  • 11th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
  • 10th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
  • 9th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Massachusetts Avenue NW
  • 9th Street Tunnel
  • 7th Street from Independence Avenue SW to E Street NW
  • 6th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to E Street NW
  • 4th Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Emergency no-parking will be in effect for the following streets from 5 a.m. to midnight:

  • Constitution Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to 17th Street NW
  • Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street NW to 15th Street NW
  • Independence Avenue from 3rd Street NW to 14th Street SW
  • Connecticut Avenue from I Street NW to H Street NW
  • Vermont Avenue from I Street NW to H Street NW
  • I Street from 14th Street NW to 17th Street NW
  • H Street from 14th Street NW to 17th Street NW
  • K Street from 14th Street NW to 17th Street NW
  • New York Avenue from 14th Street NW to 15th Street NW
  • 17th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to K Street NW
  • 16th Street From H Street NW to K Street NW
  • 15th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to K Street NW
  • 14th Street from Independence Avenue SW to K Street NW
  • 12th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 10th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 9th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 7th Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 6th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 4th Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • 3rd Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

Protesters stayed out Friday evening in spite of the rain. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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