Road closures set for DC Bike Ride weekend

The annual D C Bike Ride will bring thousands of cyclists to the streets of the District on Saturday and with it comes a series of extensive road and ramp closures stretching from Downtown to the bridges CLICK TO ENLARGE Roads will begin closing around a m including near The Wharf Potomac Park the Tidal Basin and the Memorial and th Street bridges Roads will reopen to traffic around a m Courtesy D C Bike Ride Closures began Friday evening when Pennsylvania Avenue Constitution Avenue and th Street NW near the National Mall shut down at p m Those streets will remain closed until p m Saturday Riders will set off Saturday at a m and road closures will ripple across the city Constitution Avenue NW th Street NW th Street NW and th Street NW will be closed as early as a m Expanded closures follow at a m and a m affecting key corridors including th Street NW Independence Avenue SW Ohio Drive SW Rock Creek Parkway and the Arlington Memorial Bridge The program also runs over the Potomac River Freeway Whitehurst Freeway and the th Street Bridge HOV lanes which will all be closed during the ride Ramp closures on I- near Pentagon City Maine Avenue SW and the th Street Expressway will also be in effect through the morning Most of of the closures will last until late morning with particular streets reopening by a m while others including Independence Avenue SW and rd Street SW are not expected to reopen until after noon Drivers are urged to avoid the path area and plan alternate voyage Metro will remain open and event organizers encourage participants and spectators alike to use population transportation Here are the planned road closures according to D C Bike Ride organizers Key road closures and times Friday to Saturday Pennsylvania Ave NW th St rd St p m Friday to p m Saturday Constitution Ave NW th St rd St p m Friday to p m Saturday th St NW C St Constitution Ave p m Friday to p m Saturday Early Saturday a m a m Constitution Ave NW th St th St th St NW th St NW th St NW Constitution Ave Pennsylvania Ave Saturday morning a m Independence Ave SW th St rd St westbound More local news Cyclists prepare for iconic views leisurely ride during annual DC Bike Ride Latest from WTOP Traffic As President Trump criticizes DC streets mayor says they ve made major progress rd St SW Independence Ave Lincoln Memorial Circle Arlington Memorial Bridge Rock Creek Parkway Virginia Ave Ohio Dr Ohio Dr SW rd St Rock Creek Pkwy Independence Ave SW rd St W Basin Dr eastbound W Basin Dr SW Independence Ave Ohio Dr Saturday extended closures beginning around a m and ending by p m Potomac River Freeway Rock Creek Pkwy Whitehurst Fwy until a m Whitehurst Freeway westbound to Canal Rd eastbound near Key Bridge until a m E St Expressway NW th St Potomac River Fwy until a m Maine Ave SW th St Raoul Wallenberg Pl until a m th St SW Independence Ave th St Bridge until noon th St Bridge HOV lanes until noon Independence Ave SW th St rd St until p m rd St SW Independence Ave Constitution Ave until p m I- ramp closures Saturday a m noon Ramp G Pentagon City to D C Exit southbound HOV lanes at Fern St Exit northbound Situation Memorial Bridge to Constitution Ave until a m Exit B westbound to Maine Ave th St Source