Capitol Hill roads closed this evening for jobs speech

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From WTOP:

WASHINGTON — President Obama will deliver a televised address during Thursday’s rush hour to a joint session of Congress to outline his plan for jobs creation.

U.S. Capitol Police will start closing some D.C. streets at 5 p.m. Thursday before Obama’s 7 p.m. speech, scheduled just before the New Orleans vs. Green Bay game.

Here are the specific closures:

North of the Capitol Building

•D Street, NE between 2nd Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW
•C Street, NE between 2nd Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW
•Constitution Avenue between 2nd Street, NE & Louisiana Avenue, NW
•Delaware Avenue between Columbus Circle & Constitution Avenue, NE
•New Jersey Avenue, NE between Louisiana Avenue, & D Street, NE
•Pennsylvania Avenue between 1st Street, & 3rd Street, NW
•East Capitol Street between 2nd Street, & 1st Street, NE/SE
•1st Street between Columbus Circle, NE & C Street, SE
•1st Street between Louisiana Avenue, NW and Washington Avenue, SW
South of the Capitol Building

•Maryland Avenue, SW between 1st Street, & 3rd Street, SW
•Maryland Avenue, SW between 1st Street, & 3rd Street, SW
•C Street between 1st Street, SE & Washington Avenue, SW
•Delaware Avenue between Washington Avenue, SW & C Street, SW
•New Jersey Avenue between Independence Avenue, & D Street, SE
•South Capitol Street between Independence Avenue & D Street, SE/SW
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[DaveK]

Ugh. Now I’ll have to climb Independence in the lane with the dreaded Maryland commuters.

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