Source: DCAlert
Date: June 23, 2011

Washington, D.C. ­ The Metropolitan Police Department would like to inform the public that the 2011 Caribbean Festival and Parade are scheduled to be held on Saturday, June 25, 2011.

In order to facilitate this event, there will be areas closed to vehicular traffic.

The following street closings will begin at 6:00 am and are expected to reopen at approximately 4:00 pm.

Parade Staging area:

• Upshur Street NW from Georgia Avenue, NW to 13th Street
• Iowa Avenue NW from Georgia Ave to Allison Street NW
• Georgia Avenue NW from Kansas Ave to Allison Street NW

Parade Route:

• Georgia Avenue NW from Kansas Avenue to Florida Avenue, NW

Festival Perimeter area:

The following street closings will begin at 6:00 am and are expected to reopen at approximately 9:00 pm

• 9th Street NW from Florida Avenue northbound to end of circle
  (By the Sherman tower dorms of Howard University)
• 8th Street NW from V St to Barry Place
• Barry Place NW from Georgia Avenue to Sherman Avenue

Vehicle Message Sign Boards are being placed in the following areas:

• Location: Georgia Avenue, NW and New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Message: Georgia Avenue closed Missouri Avenue to Florida Avenue

• Location: 7th Street & Rhode Island Avenue, NW

Message: Georgia Avenue closed Florida Avenue to Allison Street

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

Motorists could encounter possible delays if operating in the vicinity of this event and may wish to consider alternative routes.