Inauguration Information
INAUGURAL TICKET HOLDER SECURITY ACCESS POINTS
If you have Inauguration tickets, please review the seating map for important security access information. The map displays the location of the checkpoints for each seating area and the Metro stop closest to that checkpoint. Each ticket holder must go through the checkpoint for their seating area and then proceed to the gate for their seating area.
SUMMARY OF ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES ON JANUARY 20, 2009
- I-395 Tunnel into DC (closure at midnight)
- I-395 from the Capitol beltway into the city (closure at 3:00 a.m.)
- I-66 from the Capitol beltway into the city (closure at 3:00 a.m.)
- SE/SW Freeway will be closed
- The 14th Street Bridge will be closed
- The Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will be closed
- The Memorial Bridge will be closed
NOTE: Outbound lanes of bridges will be open at all times except for SE/SW Freeway, which all lanes will be closed.
- DC will close their bridges by 4:00 a.m.
- VA will close their bridges by 3:00 a.m.
- Inbound lanes of bridges will re-open at 7:00 p.m.
- The 3rd Street tunnel will be used as a pedestrian walkway, and will be closed from New York Avenue to the SE/SW Freeway.
- George Washington Memorial Parkway will be closed in both directions from I-495 to the 14th Street Bridge.
- Buses and authorized vehicles traveling to Washington Reagan National Airport via I-395 may exit onto southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway for the airport only. All other traffic will need to use Route 1 or mass transit to access the airport.
- Buses and authorized vehicles will be allowed to exit Washington Reagan National Airport onto northbound George Washington Memorial Parkway to enter the District of Columbia via the 14th Street Bridge. All other traffic will be allowed to exit the airport via Route 1 or southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway.
TRAFFIC AT THESE ROAD CLOSURES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ALL EXCEPT:
- Buses
- For-hire Limousines
- Taxis
- Emergency vehicles (police, fire, EMS, military)
- Authorized vehicles
It is strongly recommended that guests avoid driving and use alternate means of transportation, if at all possible. If you must drive, please plan your travel routes carefully, monitor traffic reports, and allow a great deal of additional time to reach your destination. Offices are strongly urged to consider carpooling from areas that do not have road and bridge closures, to reduce the number of vehicles coming into the city.
Maryland Transportation Information
While there are no anticipated road closures or restrictions in Maryland, officials are discouraging individuals from driving into the District and encouraging the use of mass transit. The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration is supporting Inaugural activities by:
- Conducting extended emergency traffic patrols along interstate and primary highways approaching the National Capital Region.
- Providing real time traffic public information by means of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS), Highway Advisory Radios (HAR), and CHART (Coordinated Highways Action Response Team) on the Web.
- Assisting motorists and removing abandoned and disabled vehicles from travel lanes and reporting on travel conditions.
- Providing traffic control support to conduct ramp closures and other operations warranted to maintain traffic.
ONLINE INFORMATION
Additional and updated road closure information may be found on the following websites:
Inaugural information is available on the following websites:
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