TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Picnic in the Park

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

On Saturday, August 24, 2019, the 2019 Picnic in the Park will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be a street closure that motorists should take into consideration:

The following streets will be closed and posted as Emergency No Parking on Saturday, August 24, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.:

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW between 12th Street and 14th Street, NW
13th Street, NW between E Street and Pennsylvania Ave, NW

All street closures and listed times are subject to change based upon prevailing or unexpected conditions.

The public should expect parking restrictions along the streets and should be guided by the posted emergency no parking signage. All vehicles that are parked in violation of the emergency no parking signs will be ticketed and towed.

Motorists could encounter possible delays if operating in the vicinity of this event and may wish to consider alternative routes. The Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Department of Transportation also wishes to remind motorists in the vicinity of this event to proceed with caution as increased pedestrian traffic can be anticipated.

Content retrieved from: https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/traffic-advisory-picnic-park.