Beginning Sunday, the section of the street where the Black Lives Matter Plaza sits on will reopen for through traffic.
According to DDOT, traffic will begin using the section of 16th Street NW between H Street NW and K Street NW, with one lane being opened for each direction. One other important change to note is that the center of the street will now be designated for pedestrians.
Beginning on Sunday, March 14, 2021, one travel lane on 16th Street NW will be reopened in each direction. Northbound vehicles will access 16th Street from H Street NW. Southbound vehicles will access 16th Street from K Street NW. Drivers on Eye (I) Street NW will be able to continue west or make a right on to northbound 16th Street NW. No left turns will be permitted from I Street NW to southbound 16th Street NW. The center of the plaza will be designated for pedestrians and visitors and protected from vehicular traffic. The new traffic configuration will be temporary, lasting from mid-March through mid-April.
– DDOT
The Black Lives Matter Plaza has been closed since May last year after the brutal murder of George Floyd which prompted a wave of social justice protests.
