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TRAFFIC ADVISORY | 2023 Purple Stride 5K Walk/Run this Friday and Saturday

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the 2023 Purple Stride 5k Walk/Run will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicle trafficfrom Friday, April 28, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. to Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.: 

  • Pennsylvania Avenue from 12th Street to 14th Street, NW

  • 13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parkingfrom 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and closed to vehicle traffic from 5:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.:

  • Pennsylvania Avenue from 12th Street to 9th Street, NW

  • 12th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 11th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

  • 10th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parkingfrom 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and closed to vehicle traffic from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.:

  • Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street to 3rd Street, NW

  • 9th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 7th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 6th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

  • 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Madison Drive, NW

  • 3rd Street from Constitution Avenue, NW to E Street, SW

  • 6th Street from Independence Avenue to D Street, SW

  • Independence Avenue from 7th to 3rd Streets, SW

  • 4th Street from E Street to Independence Avenue, SW

 

For timely traffic information, please visit twitter.com/DCPoliceTraffic.

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

The public should expect parking restrictions along the street 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.