D.C. streets will close around Dupont Circle for the 17th Street High Heel Race Tuesday, police said.
The event is meant “to celebrate the diversity of D.C.’s LGBTQ+ community and join thousands of costumed spectators cheer on costumed drag queens, drag kings and community members as they race down 17th Street NW,” .
is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., DC Health said.
The following streets will be posted as ‘Emergency No Parking’ from noon to 11 p.m.:
- 17th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to O Street, NW
- R Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
- Corcoran Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
- Q Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW
- Church Street from 16th Street and 18th Street, NW
- P Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW
The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.:
- 17th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to O Street, NW
- Riggs Place from 16th Street to 17th Street, NW
- R Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
- Corcoran Street from 16th Street to New Hampshire Avenue, NW
- Q Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW
- Church Street from 16th Street and 18th Street, NW
P Street from 16th Street to 18th Street, NW, will be intermittently closed to vehicle traffic from about 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. too.
All “exact times are subject to change,” D.C. police said.
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