What's Open, What's Closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in DC

The Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced how services will be affected Monday, Jan. 19 when the District observes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Trash and recycling collections, street and alley cleaning, bulk trash and recycling drop-off, and parking enforcement will be suspended. All services will resume Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Trash/recycling collections: Trash and recycling collections in once-a-week collection neighborhoods will “slide” to the next day for the remainder of the week. In neighborhoods with twice-weekly trash collections, Monday and Thursday collections will be made Tuesday and Friday, and Tuesday and Friday collections will be made Wednesday and Saturday.

Parking Enforcement: DPW will suspend enforcement of expired meters, residential parking and rush hour lane restrictions. Also, booting and abandoned vehicle removal will be suspended. Full enforcement resumes Jan. 20.

“Blocked” Streetcar Parking Enforcement is daily, including weekends and holidays, e.g., Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, along H Street and Benning Road, NE, between 3rd Street and Oklahoma Avenue, NE. On Sundays and holidays enforcement is between 8 am and 10 pm. Enforcement on Mondays-Thursdays is 6 am to 11 am; and on Fridays and Saturdays, enforcement runs between 6 am and 1 am.

To ask questions about these services, please call 311 or go to www.dpw.dc.gov.

PHOTO of Martin Luther King Jr. at Lincoln Memorial courtesy of Library of Congress