Traffic gridlock takes over Washington for Biden’s US-Africa Leaders Summit

The summit, which runs from Tuesday through Thursday this week, will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and is considered a “National Special Security Event.”

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The event is causing traffic disruptions before and after the event, with 15 streets under the “Emergency No Parking” rules from Dec. 7 until Dec. 17:

• Seventh Street from Massachusetts Avenue to O Street Northwest.
• Ninth Street from H to O streets Northwest.
• 10th Street from New York Avenue to N Street Northwest.
• 11th Street from H to L streets Northwest.
• 12th Street from K Street to Massachusetts Avenue Northwest.
• 12th Street from H to I streets Northwest.
• 13th Street from H to I streets Northwest.
• H Street from 13th to 14th streets Northwest.
• K Street from Sixth to 10th streets Northwest.
• Mount Vernon Place from Seventh to Ninth streets Northwest.
• L Street from Sixth to 12th streets Northwest.
• M Street from Sixth to 10th streets Northwest.
• N Street from Sixth to 10th streets Northwest.
• O Street from Sixth to Ninth streets Northwest.
• New York Avenue from Sixth to 14th streets Northwest.
• Massachusetts Avenue from Sixth to 13th streets Northwest.

Any vehicles found in violation will be ticketed and towed. More streets are going to be closed between Monday and Dec. 17:

• Seventh Street from I to O streets Northwest.
• Eighth Street from N to O streets Northwest.
• Ninth Street from New York Avenue to O Street Northwest.
• K Street from Sixth to Seventh streets Northwest.
• K Street from Ninth to 10th streets Northwest.
• L Street from Sixth to 10th streets Northwest.
• M Street from Sixth to 10th streets Northwest.
• N Street from Sixth to 10th streets Northwest.
• New York Avenue from Sixth to 10th streets Northwest.
• Massachusetts Avenue from Ninth to 10th streets Northwest.

The area around Mount Vernon Place will be in gridlock for most of this week, according to the maps.

Metropolitan Police Department

Residents and businesses inside the blocked-off areas will be accessible, but all vehicles and pedestrians and vehicles may be subjected to security sweeps if they enter the area around the center, per a press release from Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office.

Motorists have been warned to ride with caution due to an anticipated increase in pedestrian traffic.

Metro transit services, particularly Metrobus, will be affected.

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The three-day summit is geared toward improving dialogue between U.S. and African leaders with the goal of strengthening “our shared vision for the future of U.S.-Africa relations.”

It will address a variety of topics, including security, health, climate change, space, and democracy. President Joe Biden will speak at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a day focused on trade, energy, agribusiness, and technology, per the State Department.