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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Washington prepares for the 57th Presidential Inauguration


(Washington, DC) Today, the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Law Enforcement and Public Safety Public Affairs Subcommittee announced the Joint Transportation Plan for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Events and activities celebrating the Inauguration, a designated National Special Security Event, will take place on Sunday, January 20 and Monday, January 21, 2013.

This transportation plan provides the general outlines for vehicular restricted zones, road closures, charter vehicles, public transportation and pedestrian routes. Additional information is available online for residents of the District, Virginia and Maryland, as well as for charter operators, through the websites listed at the end of this plan. Additions to this plan may be made prior to the Inaugural and will be updated on these websites. Specific questions regarding this transportation plan should be directed to the participating agencies as identified.

Security and transportation plans for the Inaugural have been developed by a partnership of local, state and federal law enforcement and public safety agencies, including the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the Virginia State Police, the Maryland Department of Transportation, the United States Secret Service, the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the United States Capitol Police and the United States Park Police.

Access into Washington, DC, will be limited on Monday, January 21, 2013. The following is a summary of routes