Joe Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris on television, please be aware of what s closed in and around Washington DC.
National Mall and National Parks
The National Park Service, at the request of and in cooperation with the United States Secret Service, will implement a temporary public closure of the National Mall beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 15 and extending through at least Thursday, January 21.
In support of this effort, the National Park Service is also temporarily closing to the public the following roadways and park areas:
East and West Potomac Parks including Hains Point, all memorials and NPS areas contained within;
Several Bridges Between DC and Virginia Closing
Several bridges between Washington, D.C., and Virginia will be closed for the inauguration next week.
The National Parks Service and U.S. Park Police said Arlington Memorial Bridge was shut down in both directions at 6 p.m. Friday and will remain closed through at least 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Reps. Don Beyer, Gerry Connolly, and Jennifer Wexton, all Democrats, announced that in an agreement between Virginia and the U.S. Secret Service, Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, Interstate 395 Bridge and 14th Street Bridge will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians in both directions from 6 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, through 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21.