{"id":2360967,"date":"2024-10-29T10:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-getting-around-dc-during-harriss-ellipse-speech-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T10:58:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T14:58:27","slug":"what-to-know-about-getting-around-dc-during-harriss-ellipse-speech-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-getting-around-dc-during-harriss-ellipse-speech-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about getting around DC during Harris\u2019s Ellipse speech &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-to-know-about-getting-around-dc-during-harriss-ellipse-speech-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360967&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to deliver a speech to voters on Tuesday evening from the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., which\u2064 will result in road closures and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-provides-1-1m-for-black-florida-college-after-racially-motivated-shooting\/\" title=\"DeSantis grants .1M to Black Florida college after racially-driven shooting.\">increased \u200dsecurity<\/a> in the area. The event is expected to draw a crowd of\u2062 up to 50,000 people, with 20,000 anticipated attendees \u2062based on the event&#8217;s permit. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has advised motorists to consider <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">alternative routes due<\/a> to potential delays and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-road-closures-in-place-ahead-of-netanyahu-visit-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DC road closures in place ahead of Netanyahu visit - Washington Examiner\">increased pedestrian traffic<\/a>. Roads in\u2064 the vicinity \u2062will be closed from noon to 10 p.m., including 17th Street and Constitution Avenue. A security perimeter will be established with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-installs-anti-climb-fence-in-brownsville-area-of-border-to-stop-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"Texas erects anti-climb fence in Brownsville to halt illegal immigration\">anti-climb fence<\/a>,\u200c and attendees \u200bwill go through a security checkpoint similar to those at airports. The event is open\u200b to \u200cthe public starting at 3 p.m., with the \u200bspeech itself set to begin at 7:15 p.m.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Road closures and detours: What to know about getting around DC during Harris&rsquo;s Ellipse speech<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1845683\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a> will deliver an address to voters Tuesday evening from the Ellipse in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freight-trains-collide-in-us-destroying-bridge-and-dumping-fuel\/\" title=\"Freight Trains Collide in US, Destroying Bridge and Dumping Fuel\">prompting road closures<\/a> and heightened security in the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>According to the event&rsquo;s permit, there are as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/politics\/kamala-harris-national-mall-event\/65-a742162c-38c5-44d3-a3d2-869764433397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">20,000 people anticipated to attend<\/a>. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith has estimated that there could be up to 50,000 attendees. Overflow crowds will be directed to the northeast portion of the National Mall near the Washington Monument.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police Department has announced that some roads will be closed during Harris&rsquo;s event. Her event starts at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday and will be open to the public at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Motorists could encounter possible delays if operating in the vicinity of this event and may wish to consider alternative routes,&rdquo; an MPD spokesperson said in a press release. &ldquo;The Metropolitan Police Department and the D.C. Department of Transportation also wishes to remind motorists in the vicinity of this event to proceed with caution as increased pedestrian traffic can be anticipated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In terms of security measures, there is a steel, anti-climb fence around the perimeter of the Ellipse.<\/p>\n<p>The only security checkpoint for the event is located at 17th Street NW and Constitution Ave. It will be similar to the TSA checkpoints at airports.<\/p>\n<p>The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from approximately noon to 10 p.m.:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17th Street from H Street NW to Independence Avenue SW<\/li>\n<li>15th Street from F Street NW to Independence Avenue SW<\/li>\n<li>Jefferson Drive from 14th Street to 15th Street SW<\/li>\n<li>Madison Drive from 14th to 15th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>Constitution Avenue from 14th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>C Street from 17th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>D Street from 17th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>E Street from 17th Street to18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>F Street from 17th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>G Street from 17th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>New York Avenue from 17th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>E Street from 14th Street to 15th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania Avenue from 17th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania Avenue from 14th Street to 15th Street NW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, the following streets have parking bans from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17th Street from Pennsylvania Avenue to Constitution Avenue NW<\/li>\n<li>Constitution Avenue from 14th Street to 18th Street NW<\/li>\n<li>15th Street from F Street to Constitution Avenue NW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The NHL&rsquo;s Washington Capitals play Tuesday evening at Capital One Arena as well. Fans attending the game are advised to take note of road closures and account for extra travel time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Metro will continue to work as normal.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in attending the speech in person can <a href=\"https:\/\/events.democrats.org\/event\/734570\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">register for free<\/a> on the Democratic National Committee&rsquo;s website. Registration is required.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1845683\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1845683\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Road closures and detours: Navigating DC during Harris&#8217;s speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2360968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-campaign-election_uuy71887.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43934,43936,43935,43937,32076],"class_list":["post-2360967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dc-transportation","tag-getting-around-dc","tag-harris-ellipse-speech","tag-traffic-advice","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-campaign-election_uuy71887.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}