WASHINGTON — Heads up. If you are planning to drive near the White House and the Ellipse during the mid-day, there will be road closures.

From 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and from  1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the D.C. government says 17th and 18th streets in Northwest from Constitution Avenue to H Street, NW will be closed to all vehicular traffic, except for emergency vehicles.