Traffic Alert: Race for Every Child in DC this Saturday

WASHINGTON (7News) — The Race for Every Child Run and Walk will take place in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Opening ceremonies are scheduled for 8 a.m. at Freedom Plaza in Northwest ahead of the 5K at 8:45 a.m. The course will stretch from Freedom Plaza toward the U.S. Capitol and past some of Washington’s most iconic monuments.

The 100-yard Kids Dash will get underway at 10 a.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

There are a number of parking restrictions and street closures drivers need to know ahead of time.

The following streets will be posted as emergency no parking and closed to vehicle traffic from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street to 14th Street, NW
• 13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

The following streets will be posted as emergency no parking on Saturday from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m.:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street to 9th Street, NW
• 3rd Street from C Street, NW to D Street, SW
• Independence Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street, SW
• 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to D Street, SW
• D Street from 3rd Street to 4th Street, SW

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 9th Street to 14th Street, NW
• 13th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
• 12th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 11th Street from E Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
• 10th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from approximately 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.:

• Pennsylvania Avenue from 3rd Street to 9th Street, NW
• 9th Street from E Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
• D Street from 8th Street to 9th Street, NW
• 7th Street from Indiana Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW
• 6th Street from C Street to Constitution Avenue, NW
• Constitution Avenue from 3rd Street to 7th Street, NW
• 3rd Street from C Street, NW to D Street, SW
• Independence Avenue from Washington Avenue to 7th Street, SW
• 4th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to D Street, SW
• D Street from 3rd Street to 4th Street, SW
• 6th Street from Independence Avenue to Maryland Avenue, SW