An arts festival, an Earth Day event and a race are bringing some road closures to Arlington this weekend.
The closures will affect roads in Clarendon, Ashton Heights, Lyon Park and Waverly Hills.
Closures for the Arlington Festival of the Arts will begin at 3 a.m. on Saturday and will run through 8 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Arlington County Police Department. The following roads are affected.
- Westbound Washington Blvd, from 10th Street N. to Clarendon Blvd.
- The left lane of eastbound Washington Blvd, from Clarendon Blvd to N. Garfield Street. (The right lane will be open to motor vehicle traffic.)
- N. Highland Street, from Clarendon Blvd to Washington Blvd (local traffic will be able to access the parking garage for 3100 Clarendon Blvd from 11th Street N.).
Road closures for the Arlington Bunny Hop 5K race will also begin with a portion of N. Irving Street at 6:30 a.m., followed by seven other closures an hour later. This affects the following roads.
From approximately 6:30 a.m.-10 a.m.:
- N. Irving Street, between 7th Street N. and 5th Street N.
From approximately 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.:
- N. Irving Street, between 2nd Road N. and 5th Street N.
- N. Pershing Drive, between N. Piedmont Street and N. Edgewood Street
- N. Fillmore Street, between 3rd Street N. and N. Pershing Drive
- N. Garfield Street, between N. Pershing Drive and 3rd Street N.
- 4th Street N., between N. Fillmore Street and N. Garfield Street
- 2nd Road N., between N. Irving Street and the Columbia Gardens Cemetery
- N. Jackson Street between Arlington Blvd and 2nd Road N.
Closures for the Festival of the Arts will continue on Sunday, and will be joined by two closures for the Earth Day Every Day Festival.
- Cherry Hill Road between N. Woodstock Street and N. Woodrow Street
- Northbound N. Woodrow Street between 20th Road N. and Cherry Hill Road will be restricted to local traffic only.
People looking to attend the events are encouraged to use public transit whenever possible, police said.
