DC road closures in place ahead of Netanyahu visit

Several road closures and parking restrictions are in place in Washington, D.C., this week, ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the nation’s capital.

Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday afternoon. Motorists may face possible delays and should be mindful of increased pedestrian traffic, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release. 

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking through Saturday at 3 p.m.: 

• Virginia Avenue from Rock Creek Parkway to New Hampshire Avenue NW
• Jamal Khashoggi Way from Virginia Avenue to F Street NW
• F Street from Rock Creek Parkway to 25th Street NW
• 27th Street from Virginia Avenue to K Street NW
• 2600 block of I Street NW

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic through Friday at 6 a.m.: 

• Rock Creek Parkway from Virginia Avenue NW to South Potomac River Freeway
• Virginia Avenue NW from Rock Creek Parkway to New Hampshire Avenue NW (eastbound lanes)
• Jamal Khashoggi Way NW (southbound lanes) from Virginia Avenue NW to F Street NW
• F Street NW from Rock Creek Parkway to Jamal Khashoggi Way NW 
• 27th Street from Virginia Avenue NW to K Street NW
• The ramp to 27th Street from northbound Potomac River Freeway

Traffic traveling south on Rock Creek Parkway will be diverted east on I Street from Virginia Avenue NW to Potomac River Freeway, according to MPD. Westbound traffic on Virginia Avenue NW will be able to turn north on Rock Creek Parkway, and traffic from Ohio Drive SW will be diverted north on Potomac River Freeway.

The following streets in the area of the U.S. Capitol will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Wednesday from 5 a.m. through 6 p.m.:

• Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th Street and 3rd Street NW
• Constitution Avenue between 15th Street and 3rd Street NW
• Independence Avenue between 14th Street and 3rd Street SW
• Maryland Avenue between Independence Avenue and 3rd Street SW
• 3rd Street between Constitution Avenue NW and Independence Avenue SW
• 7th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Independence Avenue SW
• Jefferson Drive NW between 3rd Street and 7th Street
• Madison Drive NW between 3rd Street and 7th Street

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Wednesday from 5 a.m. through 6 p.m.:

• Pennsylvania Avenue between Constitution Avenue and 3rd Street NW
• East Capitol Street from First Street and Second Street
• First Street SE between East Capitol Street and Independence Street SE
• First Street NE between East Capitol Street and Constitution Avenue NW