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District Department of Transportation, 202-763-8635
Maryland State Highway Administration, 410-545-0303
Metropolitan Police Department, 202-727-4383
U.S. Capitol Police, 202-224-1677
U.S. Park Police, 202-245-4676
U.S. Secret Service, 202-406-5708
Virginia State Police, 804-263-5547
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 202-962-1051
(Washington, DC) – Today, the 2017 Presidential Inaugural Subcommittees announce the Joint Transportation Plan for the 58th Presidential Inauguration. Events and activities celebrating the Inauguration, a designated National Special Security Event, will take place from Thursday, January 19 to Saturday, January 21, 2017.
This Transportation Plan provides the general outlines for vehicular restricted zones, road closures, charter vehicles, public transportation and pedestrian routes. Additional information is available online for residents of the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland, as well as for charter operators, through the websites listed at the end of this plan. Additions to this plan may be made prior to the Inaugural and will be updated on these websites. Specific questions regarding this transportation plan should be directed to the participating agencies as identified.
Security and transportation plans for the 2017 Inauguration were developed by a partnership of local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies, including the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Virginia State Police, the Maryland Department of Transportation, the United States Secret Service, the Washington D.C. MetropolitanPolice Department (MPD), the United States Capitol Police and the United States Park Police.
The below listed vehicle restrictions and street closures are in effect for the 58th Inaugural Ceremony and Parade beginning at 3:00 am on Thursday, January 19 (unless otherwise noted) until the parade concludes at approximately 6:00 pm on January 20.
Street and Bridge Closures
Vehicle traffic restricted to authorized vehicles only with proper vehicle placard.
Parking Restrictions (Posted Emergency No Parking with Ticketing & Towing Enforcement)
Vehicle traffic restricted to residents or businesses within the restricted area. National Guard personnel will assist with verifying traffic entering into the Green Zone.
Parking Restrictions (Posted Emergency No Parking with Ticketing & Towing Enforcement)
Road closures on Capitol Hill will be instituted by the U.S. Capitol Police in cooperation with the Metropolitan Police Department. Vehicle traffic restricted to authorized vehicles only with proper vehicle placard. No public parking will be available.
The following street closures will go into effect starting at 5 pm on Thursday, January 19 (in addition to roads regularly restricted on Capitol Grounds):
In addition to the earlier closures, the following street closures will go into effect starting at 11 pm on Thursday, January 19 (in addition to roads regularly restricted on Capitol Grounds):
Streets will reopen upon the parade’s conclusion at approximately 5 pm
The below listed vehicle restrictions and street closures are in effect for the perimeter surrounding the Lincoln Memorial beginning at 5:00 am until the event concludes at approximately 7:00 pm on January 19.
Street and Bridge Closures
Vehicle traffic restricted to authorized vehicles only with proper vehicle placard.
Parking Restrictions (Posted Emergency No Parking with Ticketing & Towing Enforcement)
The below listed vehicle restrictions and street closures are in effect for the perimeter surrounding Union Station beginning at 12:00 pm until 11:00 pm on January 19.
Street Closures
Vehicle traffic restricted to authorized vehicles only with proper vehicle placard.
Parking Restrictions (Posted Emergency No Parking with Ticketing & Towing Enforcement)
The below listed vehicle restrictions and street closures are in effect for the perimeter surrounding the Washington Convention Center beginning on January 20 at 10:00 am until the events conclude at approximately 11:00 pm on January 20.
Street Closures
Vehicle traffic restricted to authorized vehicles only with proper vehicle placard.
Parking Restrictions (Posted Emergency No Parking with Ticketing & Towing Enforcement)
Vehicle traffic restricted to residents or businesses within the restricted area.
Parking Restrictions (Posted Emergency No Parking with Ticketing & Towing Enforcement)
No restrictions on vehicle traffic within the designated area
Parking Restrictions (Posted Emergency No Parking with Ticketing & Towing Enforcement)
The below listed vehicle restrictions and street closures are in effect for the perimeter surrounding the National Cathedral beginning at 7:30 am until the event concludes at approximately 12 pm on January 21.
Street Closures
All vehicular road restrictions will be coordinated between the Virginia State Police, the Virginia Department of Transportation and local jurisdictions.
While there are no anticipated road closures or restrictions in Maryland, officials are discouraging individuals from driving into the District and encouraging the use of mass transit. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) is supporting Inaugural activities in the following manner:
Inaugural events attendees are encouraged to use public transportation, as many streets in and around the Capitol Grounds and the National Mall area will be closed to private automobiles for much of the day. Metro plans to run special rail service on Inauguration Day to support large crowds traveling to and from the National Mall and other events in the region.
On Inauguration Day, January 20:
Metrorail
Metrobus
MetroAccess
Parking
Metro's website is wmata.com. For important real-time updates regarding Metro service and parking availability, follow @wmata, @metrorailinfo and @metrobusinfo, and sign up for Metro Inauguration Alerts by texting POTUS to 90360. For Metro travel information by phone, call (202) 637-7000 [TTY (202) 962-2033].
Charter Buses
Transportation and security planners anticipate up to 1,500 private buses carrying approximately 100,000 participants to Washington, DC for the Inaugural events. Parking is only available at RFK Stadium and must be reserved in advance at http://goground.com/pi2017/home. From RFK Stadium, passengers will be able to take Metrorail, walk, or, in limited cases, take shuttle buses to the Inaugural events.
Charter buses will not be able to park and/or drop off passengers at any Metro station in Washington DC, Virginia or Maryland. All transportation providers planning to travel to the District of Columbia during Inauguration Week with chartered buses, motor carriers, etc., must obtain a trip permit from the District Department of Motor Vehicles if they do not have apportioned tags and must reserve parking in advance. Parking for charter buses is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pedestrian Routes
The following streets are pedestrian routes to the National Mall (a pedestrian map is attached):
National Mall access points (Includes Bag Checks):
The following streets are pedestrian routes to the Inaugural Parade:
For pedestrians walking to the National Mall, Union Station is the recommended east/west divide on the north side of the parade route. It is 3.0 miles from Columbus Cir. NE to 7th St. and Independence Ave. SW (going around the U.S. Capitol) and 3.1 miles from Massachusetts Ave. NE to 12th St. and Constitution Ave. NW (going around the White House) using these pedestrian routes.
Recommended Metro exits for individuals with tickets include Capitol South, Eastern Market, Union Station, NoMa-Gallaudet U (New York Ave.), Judiciary Square, Gallery Pl.-Chinatown, Federal Center SW or L’Enfant Plaza. Additional information on the Inauguration ceremonies is available at http://www.inaugural.senate.gov.
Viewing the Inaugural ceremonies from the National Mall does not require tickets. However, bags will be checked. The non-ticketed area of the National Mall begins at 4th St. NW, and extends past the Washington Monument to 17th St. NW. The Washington Monument viewing area will be restricted to the grounds between 17th St. NW and 15th St. NW.
REMINDER: FIREARMS IN DC
The open carrying of firearms is prohibited in the District of Columbia. To carry a concealed firearm within District of Columbia, you must have a District of Columbia issued concealed carry permit, and be in compliance with all applicable requirements, restrictions, and prohibitions under the law. There is no reciprocity with other validly issued out of District permits. Even with a valid District of Columbia issued permit, a permit holder is still prohibited from carrying in certain designated areas, to include, but not limited to, demonstrations, federal buildings, the National Mall, the White House complex, the U.S. Capitol grounds, and gatherings or special events open to the public such as the Presidential Inauguration.
Capital Bikeshare will establish two corrals on Inauguration Day to serve members attending the Inauguration and Inaugural Parade Capital Bikeshare Corrals will be operational at:
Bike parking will be free at 16th St. and I St. NW.
DC Streetcar will operate from 4 am Friday, January 20 until 2 am Saturday, January 21.
Bikeshare stations in the National Mall area will be closed January 19 and 20.
Riders are subject to any losses or damage for bikes left at closed stations.
DC Circulator will suspend service on four routes; Union Station- Navy Yard, National Mall, Rosslyn-Dupont and Georgetown-Union Station.
For more information on Capital Bikeshare, visit http://www.capitalbikeshare.com.
Information will be available prior to and during Inauguration Day on social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook. To see Inauguration related material, please use #inaug2017. Some of the Twitter sites being used to communicate information from the Inaugural public safety and security partners include:
Additional information is available online for residents of the District, Virginia and Maryland, as well as charter operators, through the following websites:
In addition, Inaugural information is available on the following sites to help those planning to attend the inaugural events:
The District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS) serves as the lead agency mandated with coordinating Mass Care Services as it relates to any event that should happen to occur and causes multiple people in the District to be displaced and in need of emergency temporary sheltering as well as other mass care needs. DHS will provide the following emergency care assistance:
Site locations and other information can be found at: http://www.inauguration.gov
EDITOR’S NOTE: High resolution/ready-to-print maps of the parade entry points and road closures are available on the Secret Service website at https://www.secretservice.gov/events/2017-Inaug/
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