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DC road closures for MLK Jr. Peace Walk and Parade

The Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade will commemorate the civil rights leader’s life and legacy Monday in D.C.

The parade will close roads in Southeast.

The following streets will be posted as emergency no parking until 2:30 p.m.:

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE from Good Hope Road to Malcolm X Avenue, SE.

The following streets will be close to vehicle traffic from around 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.:

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue from Good Hope Road to Malcolm X Avenue, SE;
  • U Street from 13th Street to Shannon Place, SE;
  • V Street from 13th Street to Shannon Place, SE;
  • W Street from 13th Street to Shannon Place, SE;
  • Pleasant Street from 13th Street to MLK Avenue, SE;
  • Maple View Place from Mt. View Place to MLK Avenue, SE;
  • Morris Road from Mt. View Place to MLK Avenue, SE;
  • Talbert Street from Mt. View Place to Shannon Place, SE;
  • Howard Road from Sayles Place to MLK Avenue, SE;
  • Stanton Road from Wade Road to Suitland Parkway, SE.

WTOP rides shotgun at 140 mph on DC’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix course

Less than 24 hours before the first checkered flag waves at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in D.C., drivers got a chance Friday to put the 1.7-mile street course through its paces. WTOP got to ride shotgun in a 670-horsepower Chevrolet Corvette Z06, reaching about 140 mph on the streets surrounding the National Mall. Behind the wheel was Ken Morris, General Motors' senior vice president of product programs, product safety and motor sports. “Oh, inspiring!” Morris said after the run. “D.C. is such a phenomenal place. I'm starstruck by it every time I'm here and to be able to have a track in the middle of it is fantastic.”
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