Delays, Road Closures During President Bush DC Funeral Procession

WASHINGTON, DC — A number of roads will be closed starting Monday, Dec. 3, for President George Herbert Walker Bush's funeral procession. The nation's 41st president died Friday, Nov. 30, in Houston. He was 94 years old.

The funeral procession is open to the public. To see the full schedule of memorial events, click here.

District officials said President Bush's funeral procession will cause traffic delays. Here's everything you need to know about the traffic, per the Metropolitan Police Department:

Monday, Dec. 3

Closures will begin at 3:15 p.m. and end around 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Police say drivers should "expect extensive traffic delays and closures of side streets." The route is posted below.

Motorcade Route from Joint Base Andrews to the U.S. Capitol

• The motorcade will depart Joint Base Andrews via the Maryland Gate
• Cross Allentown Road onto Forestville Road
• Left on Suitland Parkway
• Right onto Firth Sterling Avenue SE
• Merge onto I-295 / I-695 / I-395
• Exit Washington Avenue SW
• Left on Independence Avenue SW
• Right on 3rd Street SW
• Right on Constitution Avenue NW
• Right on Delaware Avenue NE
• Motorcade arrives at the U.S. Capitol

Wednesday, Dec. 5

On Wednesday, closures will begin at 9:15 a.m. until about 11 a.m. Expect delays and side streets to be closed, according to police.

Motorcade Route from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington National Cathedral

• Motorcade will depart the U.S. Capitol via Delaware Avenue NE
• Left on Constitution Avenue NW
• Right on Pennsylvania Avenue NW
• Right on 15th Street NW
• Left on Pennsylvania Avenue NW
• Continue on Pennsylvania Avenue NW
• Right on 22nd Street NW
• Left on Massachusetts Avenue NW
• Right on Wisconsin Avenue NW
• Right into the National Cathedral Complex

The motorcade will then take President Bush's body to Joint Base Andrews. Closures will be at 11 a.m., and will remain closed until around 1:30 p.m. Drivers should anticipate delays and road closures, officials said.

Motorcade Route from the Washington National Cathedral to Joint Base Andrews

• Motorcade will depart the National Cathedral via Wisconsin Avenue NW
• Left on Wisconsin Avenue NW
• Left on Massachusetts Avenue NW
• Right on Waterside Drive NW
• Merge onto Rock Creek Parkway NW
• Left on Virginia Avenue NW
• Left on Constitution Avenue NW
• Right on 17th Street NW
• Merge on Independence Avenue SW
• Right on Maine Avenue SW
• Merge onto I-395 / I-695 / I-295 South
• Exit Right onto Suitland Parkway
• Right on Forestville Road
• Cross Allentown Road
• Enter Joint Base Andrews via the Maryland Gate

Emergency No Parking Restrictions

From 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Dec. 3:

• 3rd St NW/SW from Constitution Ave to Independence Ave

From 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 until 3 p.m. on Dec. 5:

• Lowell Street NW between Wisconsin Ave NW and 34th St NW
• Wisconsin Ave NW between Massachusetts Ave NW and Lowell St NW. Massachusetts Ave NW between Wisconsin Ave NW and Garfield St NW. Garfield St NW between Massachusetts Ave NW and 34th St NW
• 34th St NW between Lowell St NW and Garfield St NW. Woodley Rd NW between Wisconsin Ave NW and 34th St NW. 36th St NW between Lowell St NW and Woodley St NW
• 35th St NW between Lowell St NW and Woodley St NW

From 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 until 6 p.m. on Dec. 5:

• South side of E St NW from New Jersey Ave NW to North Capitol St

From 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Dec. 5:

• North Capitol St from D St to E St

Photo: Flowers and mementoes lay near a plaque honoring former President George H. W. Bush at a makeshift memorial across from Walker's Point, the Bush's summer home, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush died at the age of 94 on Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. Photo by Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press