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Road closures for Saturday protest in DC

Demonstrators protest Friday, June 5, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

A slew of roads will be closed Saturday in downtown D.C. as demonstrators take to the streets to protest.

D.C. police announced Friday that the following streets would be closed to traffic from 6 a.m. to midnight:

Constitution Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to 19th Street NW
Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street NW to 15th Street NW
Pennsylvania Avenue from 17th Street NW to 19th Street NW
Indiana Avenue from 6th Street NW to 7th Street NW
Jefferson Drive, SW from 3rd Street to 14th Street SW
Madison Drive, NW from 3rd Street to 14th Street NW
C Street from 17th Street NW to 19th Street NW
C Street from 3rd Street NW to 6th Street NW
D Street from 3rd Street NW to 8th Street NW
D Street from 17th Street NW to 19th Street NW
E Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
F Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
G Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
H Street from 7th Street NW to 19th Street NW
I Street from New York Avenue NW to 19th Street NW
K Street from 9th Street NW to 19th Street NW
Connecticut Avenue from H Street NW to L Street NW
Vermont Avenue from H Street NW to L Street NW
New York Avenue from 9th Street NW to 15th Street NW
New York Avenue from 17th Street NW to 18th Street NW
18th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
17th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
16th Street From H Street NW to L Street NW
15th Street from Independence Avenue SW to L Street NW
14th Street from Independence Avenue SW to L Street NW
12th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
12th Street Tunnel
11th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
10th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to L Street NW
9th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Massachusetts Avenue NW
9th Street Tunnel
7th Street from Independence Avenue SW to E Street NW
6th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to E Street NW
4th Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Emergency no-parking will be in effect for the following streets from 5 a.m. to midnight:

Constitution Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to 17th Street NW
Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street NW to 15th Street NW
Independence Avenue from 3rd Street NW to 14th Street SW
Connecticut Avenue from I Street NW to H Street NW
Vermont Avenue from I Street NW to H Street NW
I Street from 14th Street NW to 17th Street NW
H Street from 14th Street NW to 17th Street NW
K Street from 14th Street NW to 17th Street NW
New York Avenue from 14th Street NW to 15th Street NW
17th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to K Street NW
16th Street From H Street NW to K Street NW
15th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to K Street NW
14th Street from Independence Avenue SW to K Street NW
12th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
10th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
9th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
7th Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
6th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
4th Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW
3rd Street from Independence Avenue SW to Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Will Vitka

William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

With St. John’s Church in the background, people walk under a new street sign on Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. “The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza,'” District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted. The black and white sign was put up to mark the change.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser walks on the street leading to the White House after the words Black Lives Matter were painted in enormous bright yellow letters on the street by city workers and activists Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington.

City workers and activists paint the words Black Lives Matter in enormous bright yellow letters on the the street leading to the White House, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington.

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 05: Demonstrators gather on 16th St. near Lafayette Park during a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. Protests in cities throughout the country have been largely peaceful in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 05: A student holds up a fist during a Black Lives Matter sit-in at the National Cathedral during a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. Protests in cities throughout the country are largely peaceful in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow, left, and Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia, top right listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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