Road closures set for races in DC on Sunday

The annual DC Half Marathon plus the National Race to End Women s Cancer bring thousands of runners to D C streets Sunday and with the races come a series of road closures across the District D C police sent out an advisory to let people know that the following streets will be closed from a m to a m on Sunday block of Maine Avenue SW Maine Avenue from I- Westbound to Independence Avenue SW Southbound Potomac River Freeway Split to Direction NW Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Ramp to Ohio Drive NW Westbound E Street Expressway ramp to Southbound Potomac River Freeway NW th Street Tunnel ramp to Maine Ave SW U S Park Police are also closing the following streets from a m to a m on Sunday Ohio Drive from rd Street to East Basin Drive SW Independence Avenue from th Street to rd Street SW Rock Creek Parkway from Ohio Drive NW to Shoreham Hill East and West Potomac Parks East Basin Drive SW Raoul Wallenberg Place from th Street to Maine Avenue SW Ramp from Memorial Circle to Ohio Drive SW Homefront Drive SW Daniel Chester French Drive from Independence Avenue to Lincoln Memorial Circle SW Maine Avenue at ramp from East Basin Drive to Independence Avenue SW th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Independence Avenue SW Parkway Drive NW from Lincoln Memorial Circle to Rock Creek Parkway th Street from Constitution Avenue NW to Independence Avenue SW Madison Drive from th Street to th Street NW Jefferson Drive from th Street to th Street SW Organizers want the community to know that the Metro will not be opening early for this race The start point is on Independence Ave and runners need to meet at a m The start line will close at a m Organizers suggest runners be dropped off at either th Street NW in front of the Washington Monument or on Constitution Ave NW rd St NW near the Lincoln Memorial The District disclosed the National Race to End Women s Cancer also happens Sunday between a m and a m closing the following streets Starting on Pennsylvania Avenue NW between th and th Streets Proceeding east on Pennsylvania Avenue to rd Street NW South on rd Street to Independence Avenue SW West on Independence Avenue to th Street SW U-turn just before th Street heading east on Independence Avenue to th Street SW South on th Street to D Street SW East on D Street to rd Street SW North on rd Street to Constitution Avenue NW West on Constitution Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue NW West on Pennsylvania Avenue to finish line between th and th Streets Listen to WTOP every minutes on the s for the latest traffic and weather updates Source