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The 19th annual Race for Hope, a 5k run to raise funds for brain tumor research, kicks off this Sunday at 9 a.m., and with it comes road closures. According to the Metropolitan Police Department and the Department of Transportation, the following streets around Freedom Plaza will be blocked from around 4:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m to accommodate participants.
Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 12th and 14th Street NW 13th street between E Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
And these streets will be closed from around 9:00 a.m. until noon.
- Pennsylvania Avenue, NW from 3rd Street to 14th Street, NW
- Constitution Avenue, NW from 7th Street to 3rd Street, NW
- 13th Street, NW from E Street to Pennsylvania Ave, NW
- 12th Street, NW from E Street to Constitution Ave, NW
- 11th Street, NW from E Street to Pennsylvania Ave, NW
- 10th Street, NW from E Street to Constitution Ave, NW
- 9th Street, NW from E Street to Constitution Ave, NW
- 7th Street, NW from Constitution Ave to D ST, NW
- 6th Street, NW from Constitution Ave to D ST, NW
- 4th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Ave, NW to E ST, SW
- 3rd Street, NW from Constitution Ave, NW to E ST, SW
- Independence Avenue, SW from 7th ST, SW to Washington AVE, SW
- C Street, SW from 6th Street, SW to 2nd ST, SW
- D Street, SW from 6th Street, SW to 2nd ST, SW
Also this Sunday, the “Sundress Fest” at Wonderland Ballroom is shutting down Kenyon Street NW between 11 and 13th Streets NW. Local traffic will be allowed to pass through “when safe to do so,” according to MPD. Traffic will be directed by a police or traffic officer.
