Schedule and Traffic Alert: 3 Days of Memorials for Mayor Marion Barry


Thursday, Dec. 4, through Saturday, Dec. 6, the family of former Mayor Marion Barry, Jr., will have a Celebration of Life Remembrance Ceremony to honor Mayor Marion Barry, Jr. — it is being called “A Life Ends …The Legacy Begins.”

As provided by the Metropolitan Police Department, the following street and route closures for this celebration will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will also be several temporary street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

On Thursday, Dec. 4, from 8 a.m. to midnight, Mayor Marion Barry Jr., will lie in repose at the Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. During these hours, the road ways on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between 12th Street and 14th Street, NW, will have intermitted street closures as needed.

On Friday, Dec. 5, from 6 a.m. until 9 a.m., Mayor Marion Barry Jr., will lie in repose at the Wilson Building. The road ways on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., between 12th Street and 14th Street, NW, will have intermitted street closures as needed.

Following the viewing, there will be intermitted street closures from 9 a.m until 12:30 p.m., for the citywide processional, which was said to include all eights wards. It will begin at the Wilson Building and conclude at the Temple of Praise Church, located at 700 Southern Ave., SE.

On Saturday, Dec. 6, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., street closures will occur at the Washington Convention Center for Mayor Barry’s Memorial Ceremony. Street closures will be on L Street, between 7th and 9th Streets, NW.

Immediately after the memorial service, there will be intermitted street closures from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. along the processional route from Convention Center to the Congressional Cemetery, located at 1801 E St., SE.

MPD will co-ordinate intermitted street closures affecting vehicular traffic, Dec. 4 through Dec. 6, as needed. The intermitted street closures will be lifted when the events have concluded and do not pose a safety hazard to the public.

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