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DC Police said protesters were blocking the intersection of 16th and H Streets NW near Lafayette Square.
WASHINGTON — DC Police said multiple streets near the White House were temporarily closed Tuesday evening due to protest activity in the area.
The department posted on social media around 8:30 p.m. that protesters were blocking the intersection at 16th Street and H Street NW, just north of the White House and Lafayette Square. As a result, traffic was affected on a number of other streets in the area:
- 17th Street and H Street, NW No traffic west
- 17th Street and K Street, NW (E/S park) No traffic south
- 16th Street and K Street, NW No traffic south
- 15th Street and K Street, NW (W/S of park) No traffic south
- 15th Street and I Street, NW No traffic west
- I Street and Vermont Avenue, NW No traffic south
- 16th Street and I Street, NW No traffic south
- I Street and Connecticut Avenue, NW No traffic south
- H Street and Connecticut Avenue, NW No traffic east
- 15th Street and H Street, NW No traffic west (counterflow)
Find a live map of traffic conditions in the D.C. area here.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were reportedly spending election night at the White House watching the results come in privately. Vice President Kamala Harris was holding her election night watch party at her alma mater of Howard University.
WUSA9 dispatched a crew to the area to learn more. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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