More than a dozen events in the region have been canceled amid the pandemic.

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While the city’s annual Fourth of July festivities will be a bit different this year, due to the intervention of President Donald Trump, at least one thing remains unchanged: the existence of copious road closures.

Some may choose to hightail it out of the District before the holiday, but if you stick around, you can expect the regular road closures along Constitution Ave., from 23rd St. NW to 3rd St. NW. However, the closures begin a bit earlier this year, starting at 4 a.m. instead of last year’s 5 a.m. start time. The 9th and 12th St. tunnels will be closed as well, but the 3rd St. Tunnel will remain open.

Here’s what you need to know about which streets are shutting down:

These streets will be closed to vehicle traffic and posted as “Emergency No Parking” from approximately 4 a.m.-11 p.m.:

  • Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Inbound to Constitution Avenue; all traffic will be diverted to the E Street Expressway
  • Independence Avenue, SW from 15th Street to 23rd Street, SW
  • 23rd Street, NW (northbound) from Constitution Avenue to Virginia Avenue, NW; southbound 23rd Street, NW will be allowed to flow and access outbound Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
  • 22nd Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 21st Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 20th Street, NW from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 19th Street, NW from Virginia Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 18th Street, NW from Virginia Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 17th Street, NW from New York Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 15th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue to Independence Avenue, SW
  • 14th Street, NW from Pennsylvania to Independence Avenue, SW
  • 12th Street, NW from Pennsylvania to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 9th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 7th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
  • 6th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Constitution Avenue, NW
  • 4th Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
  • 3rd Street, NW from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
  • Henry Bacon Drive, NW from Constitution Avenue to Lincoln Memorial Circle, NW
  • Constitution Avenue from 3rd Street to 23rd Street, NW
  • Arlington Memorial Bridge (to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic)
  • Southbound Rock Creek Parkway will be closed at Virginia Avenue, NW
  • Maine Avenue, SW will be closed at I-395 to all westbound traffic
  • Access to East Potomac Park from I-395 will be by National Park Service permit only

The northbound HOV lanes of the 14th Street Bridge will be diverted to eastbound I-395. The northbound main lanes of the 14th Street Bridge will also be diverted to eastbound I-395.

The following tunnels will be closed from approximately 4 a.m.-4 p.m.:

  • 9th Street Tunnel
  • 12th Street Tunnel

The 3rd Street Tunnel will remain open for travel into and out of the city.

National Mall public entry access points on July 4 will open at 10 a.m. and will remain open until 9 p.m.

  • Constitution Avenue NW and 20th Street NW
  • Constitution Avenue NW and 17th Street NW
  • West side of 15th Street NW at Madison Drive NW
  • West side of 14th Street SW at Jefferson Drive SW
  • Maine Avenue SW and Raoul Wallenberg Place SW (15th Street SW)
  • East Basin Drive just south of the Jefferson Memorial (visitors will not be able to access the National Mall from here)

In addition to the road closures happening because of the 2019 Fourth of July Celebration, a few other festivities in D.C. will cause delays and closures.

  • The following street will be closed and posted as Emergency No Parking for the Palisades Parade from approximately 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:
    • MacArthur Boulevard, NW from Whitehaven Park to Edmunds Place, NW
  • The following street will be closed and posted as Emergency No Parking for the Fourth of July on Barracks Row parade from approximately 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.:
    • 8th Street, SE from D Street to I Street, SE
  • The following streets will also be closed for the parade from approximately 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.:
    • E Street, SE between 7th Street and 9th Street, SE
    • G Street, SE between 7th Street and 9th Street, SE

For more information on July 4, 2019 watercraft restrictions on the Potomac River, please visit: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-announces-watercraft-restrictions-fourth-july-celebration

Visit https://www.wmata.com/ for alternative public transportation options into and out of the city, as well as any Metro closures.

This story has been updated with the public entry access points on the National Mall.

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