US EditionRoad closures in DC for annual March for Life on Friday
D.C. police implement extensive street closures and no-parking rules for the March for Life, expecting tens of thousands despite a cold weather advisory from the National Weather Service.
- On Friday, D.C. police will post emergency no-parking signs from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and close multiple downtown streets to vehicular traffic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Around 11 a.m., demonstrators will gather on the National Mall before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court, with thousands expected for the 2026 March for Life.
- Amid bitterly cold conditions, the National Weather Service issued a DMV cold advisory for Friday, and separate road closures support the funeral procession for D.C. police officer Terry Bennett.
- Drivers should expect delays and consider alternate routes as vehicles will be prohibited from driving or parking on specified streets beginning Friday morning in downtown D.C.
- Amid a post-Roe shift, March for Life organizers emphasize care for mothers and children while President Donald Trump delivers a pre-recorded message and Vice President JD Vance appears at the `Life is a Gift` pre-march rally.
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This Friday, Washington’s Downtown, DC dawned with road closures and parking restrictions from early on through the March for Life, an annual rally that brings together tens of thousands of people. If you’re going to travel through the National Mall area and nearby avenues, you’d better avoid these areas and plan alternate routes. What’s going on and where the march will beThe protesters gather on National Mall and advance down Pennsylvania Aven…
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