Thousands of runners will participate in the annual DC Half Marathon this Sunday, prompting extensive road closures from Maine Avenue to Rock Creek Parkway between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and U.S. Park Police have issued advisories detailing the closures.
Metropolitan Police will close the following streets:
* 1200 block of Maine Avenue, SW
* Maine Avenue from I-395 Westbound to Independence Avenue, SW
* Southbound Potomac River Freeway Split to Route 66, NW
* Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Ramp to Ohio Drive, NW
* Westbound E Street Expressway ramp to Southbound Potomac River Freeway, NW
* 9th Street Tunnel ramp to Maine Avenue, SW
U.S. Park Police will close these additional areas:
* Ohio Drive from 23rd Street to East Basin Drive, SW
* Independence Avenue from 14th Street to 23rd Street, SW
* Rock Creek Parkway from Ohio Drive, NW to Shoreham Hill
* East and West Potomac Parks
* East Basin Drive, SW
* Raoul Wallenberg Place from 15th Street to Maine Avenue, SW
* Ramp from Memorial Circle to Ohio Drive, SW
* Homefront Drive, SW
* Daniel Chester French Drive from Independence Avenue to Lincoln Memorial Circle, SW
* Maine Avenue at the ramp from East Basin Drive to Independence Avenue, SW
* 17th Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
* Parkway Drive, NW from Lincoln Memorial Circle to Rock Creek Parkway
* 15th Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to Independence Avenue, SW
* Madison Drive from 14th Street to 15th Street, NW
* Jefferson Drive from 14th Street to 15th Street, SW
Organizers have informed participants that the Metro will not open early for the event and will operate on its regular Sunday schedule. The race begins at 7 a.m. on Independence Avenue, with the start line closing at 7:15 a.m.
Suggested drop-off locations for runners are on 15th Street NW in front of the Washington Monument or at the intersection of Constitution Avenue NW and 23rd Street NW near the Lincoln Memorial.
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