(Washington, DC) – The Metropolitan Police Department wishes to advise the public of street and  parking restrictions in conjunction with the 2010 NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. The event will take place on May 31, 2010, along Constitution Avenue, NW. The parade is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm and end at approximately 4:00 pm. Streets along the parade route will be closed until the conclusion of this event. The specific details surrounding the events are listed below.   
 
PARADE ROUTE   
 
The parade will begin at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, and proceed along Constitution Avenue before ending at 18th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW. At that point, the parade will proceed northbound along Virginia Avenue, NW, into the dispersal area.   
 
STREET CLOSURES   
 
Streets along the parade route will be closed to traffic beginning at approximately 1:15 pm on the day of the event until its completion. 7th Street, NW between Constitution Avenue, NW, and Independence Avenue, SW, will be closed to traffic beginning at 5:00 am on the day of the event.   
 
PARKING RESTRICTIONS   
 
There will be no parking on the day of the event along the parade route on Constitution Avenue NW, between 7th and 23rd Streets, NW. There will also be no parking on Virginia Avenue, NW between Constitution Avenue, NW, and 23rd Streets, NW. These restrictions will be in effect beginning at approximately 6:00 am until 5:00 pm Motorist may experience delays if they are traveling in the area of these events. The Metropolitan   
 
Police Department and the D.C. Department of Transportation would also request that motorists use extreme caution when traveling in the Downtown area this weekend as pedestrian traffic could be extremely heavy with respect to several Memorial Day related events   
 
All closures are subject to unanticipated changes.