Photo by Michael Kandel

Photo by Michael Kandel

Tomorrow, President Barack Obama, former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and other speakers (Oprah!) will mount the Lincoln Memorial for the finale of the March on Washington celebrations in D.C.

Here’s a tip for getting though Wednesday: Just don’t drive. Below is a list of road closures, provided by the National Park Service and Metropolitan Police Department, and it is extensive. The closures go into effect at 3 a.m.

  • Arlington Memorial Circle will remain open, however, Arlington Memorial Bridge will be closed

  • F Street traffic will be allowed to access the northbound lanes of the Rock Creek Parkway to eastbound Virginia Avenue

  • Rock Creek Parkway from Virginia Avenue to Parkway Drive – It is recommended that drivers utilize Connecticut Avenue or 16th Street as an alternate route

  • Parkway Drive from Rock Creek Parkway to Lincoln Memorial Circle

  • Independence Avenue from 15th Street to 23rd Street

  • Ohio Drive from Inlet bridge to Parkway Drive, including the A, B and C parking lots

  • Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will remain open, however users of the Ohio Drive exit will be forced to U-turn north onto the Potomac Freeway

  • Maine Avenue from 15th Street to Independence Avenue, including Tidal Basin parking lot

  • North and Southbound lanes of 17th Street between Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue

  • Daniel French Drive

  • 23rd Street from Independence Ave to Constitution Ave

  • Henry Bacon Drive

  • Westbound ramp from I395 to Maine Avenue, SW-All traffic will be diverted to the 12th Street Tunnel

  • Ramp from 9th Street tunnel to westbound Maine Avenue, SW-all traffic will be diverted to outbound I395

  • 200 block Maiden Lane merge with Maine Avenue, SW-all traffic will be diverted to northbound 14th Street, SW

  • Southbound Potomac River Freeway and ramp to Independence Avenue-traffic will be diverted to the outbound Theodore Roosevelt Bridge

  • Ramp from eastbound Teddy Roosevelt Bridge to Independence Avenue NW

    • According to the NPS, a free shuttle from the Foggy Bottom Metro station will be provided for ticketed participants with mobility issues.

    While the federal government will be open tomorrow, the Office of Personnel Management “strongly urges the use of telework” in order to “minimize traffic congestion and unproductive time during this event.”

    Here’s another idea to “minimize traffic congestion and unproductive time during this event”: Obama should declare a National Mental Health Day! Or just bike.

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