Weather Notification for National Mall July 4th Celebration

The National Park Service and United States Park Police will be enacting our safe haven plan in anticipation of severe thunderstorms with 30 MPH wind gusts. Storm arrival is anticipated to arrive between 4:30pm and 5:30pm. Visitors may seek shelter in the following locations:

BUILDING NAME	ADDRESS
Air & Space	400-700 Jeff. Drive
Natural History	900-1200 Madison Drive
American History	1300-1400 Madison Drive
Hirshorn Museum	700-900 Jefferson Drive
Smithsonian Castile	10th and Jefferson Drive
Freer Art Museum	12 and Jefferson Drive
African Art Museum	Independence Ave and 10th
Ripley Center	Independence Ave and 10th
Sackler Gallery	Jefferson Drive and 10th
American Indian Museum	300 Jefferson Drive
Jefferson Memorial	East Basin Drive
Lincoln memorial	23rd and Independence
Survey Lodge	17th and Independence
Monument Lodge	15th betwn Madison/Jefferson
Dept. of Commerce	14th and Constitution
Dept. of Education	400 Maryland Avenue SW
Cohen Building	330 Independence Ave SW
Mellon Auditorium	1200 blk Constitution Ave
IRS Building	1111 Constitution Ave
Reagan Building	1300 Penn. Ave NW
GSA	1800 F Street NW
HHS(Health & Human Services)	200 Independence Ave SW
Holocaust Museum	15th and Independence Ave
Kennedy Center	2700 F Street
Women in Military Service	Ent. To ANC
Reagan National Airport	Main Terminal Building
Pentagon City Mall	Arlington VA
Union Station	50 Massachusetts Ave NE

George Washington Memorial Parkway Road Closures

Southbound George Washington Memorial Parkway traffic has been diverted onto Route 123, and the ramp from Route 123 onto southbound GW Parkway will remain closed until further notice.

Motorists can enter the GW Parkway southbound at Spout Run. It is unknown how long the repairs will take, but work will continue throughout the day, weather permitting. All northbound lanes of GW Parkway are open.

To assist with travel into Washington, D.C. recommendations for alternate routes from 495 into DC and to Reagan National Airport are as follows:

495 to Exit 31 Eastbound 97 (Georgia Ave.)

495 to Exit 33 Eastbound 185 (Connecticut Ave.)

495 to Exit 41 (Clara Barton Parkway)

495 to Exit 50 Rt. 50 (Arlington Blvd) towards DC

495 to Exit 52 (236) follow to North Washington Street go north to DC or Airport

495 to Northbound 395

Concert for Valor - Prohibited Items

 

The following items will be prohibited ath the concert:

 

 

• Alcohol
• Ammunition
• Animals other than helper/guide dogs
• Balloons
• Bicycles
• Hard shelled coolers
• Explosives/fireworks
• Glass containers
• Illegal firearms
• Laser pointers
• Mace/pepper spray
• Folding tables, tents, chairs (and other items that could be considered "structures")
• Weapons
• Unmanned aerial systems
• Any other items determed to be a potnetial hazard

The following additional items are prohibited within the reserved seating and ticketed areas of the concert, the area approximately from 3^rd Street to 6^th Street, between Madison Drive NW to the north and Jefferson Drive SW to the south.

• Aerosols
• All firearms