Roads Closed Sunday for Stupid Events
Please be aware that there is some kind of “sports” event going on this Sunday that will cause roads to be closed that may affect your transportation to Week 5 of wiffleball.
It clearly involves swimming and the tour mobile.
The full advisory is below:
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
Road Closures for Nation’s Triathlon
Event Scheduled This Weekend Could Impact Traffic
(Washington, D.C.) The Nation’s Triathlon is scheduled to be held in the District this weekend and police have provided the following information about road closures for the event:
Saturday, September 11 at 11 am – Sunday, September 12 at 8 pm:
There will be intermittent closures or one way traffic patterns on Ohio Drive, riverside, to facilitate a safe swim practice, equipment drop-off and the race start/finish. Tour Mobile will have access except during the race.
Sunday September 12, 6 am -1 pm:
The following roadways will be closed:
- Independence Ave, 14th Street – 23rd Street
- Ohio Drive, Riverside and Channel side, entire road. Golf course patrons will still have access from 395.
- Whitehurst Freeway
- Potomac River Freeway northbound
- Potomac River Freeway southbound
- Rock Creek Parkway, entire road
- Memorial Bridge, (Arlington Memorial Circle will remain open)
- Lincoln Memorial Circle
- 27th Street between K Street & Virginia Avenue • 15th Street, Independence to Constitution
- 23rd Street, between Constitution and Independence
- Henry Bacon Drive
- Daniel French Drive
- Maine Ave west of 395S
- East Basin Drive, entire road (no access to 395S)
- Buckeye Drive, access to Ohio Drive, riverside
- Clara Barton Parkway, both directions between Chain Bridge and the Access road to MacArthur Blvd north of the Glen Echo turnaround.
- Cabin John Parkway, both directions, entire road.
U.S Park Police and the Metropolitan Police Department will handle all closures.
For more information about the Triathlon, please visit the event’s official website at www.nationstri.com.
