Don't Let H Street Festival Related Bus Detours or Parking Restrictions Catch You Off Guard

The H Street Festival is a lot of fun, but there's a ton of logistical planning that goes into making it happen. Parking restrictions, street closures, and bus detours are a necessary evil that aren't a big deal as long as you remember and plan ahead.

Parking restrictions on H Street NE will go into effect at 4am tomorrow morning and remain in place until about 11pm (this could end earlier). During this time you will not be able to park on H Street NE between Fourth Street NE and Florida Ave NE. Emergency No Parking signs should already be posted to alert you.

During the same period the following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic.

•  H Street, NE, from 3rd Street, NE to Florida Avenue, NE
• 4th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 5th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 6th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 7th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 8th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 9th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 10th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 11th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 12th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 13th Street, NE, from G Street, NE to I Street, NE (local traffic only)
• 14th Street, NE, from Florida Avenue, NE to Maryland Avenue, NE

All street closures and listed times are subject to change based upon prevailing or unexpected conditions.

 Expect parking restrictions along the street and watch out for the posted emergency no parking signage. All vehicles that are parked in violation of the emergency no parking signs will be ticketed and towed.

The streetcar will not run during festival, or earlier that morning. It should start running again once the street reopens to vehicular traffic. The following buses will detour from 4am to 9pm: 90, 92, D8, X2.  Note that the detours should end at 9pm (WMATA apparently thinks that 11pm reopening time is too conservative).

90/92
90 U Street-Garfield northbound toward Duke Ellington Bridge
92 U Street-Garfield northbound toward Reeves Center

• Buses begin detouring on Maryland Ave NE at 8th St, to resume regular route on Florida Ave NE at 8th St.
• Last stop served before buses begin detouring: 8th St NE & D St
• First stop served after buses resume regular route: Florida Ave NE & 8th St

90 U Street-Garfield southbound toward Anacostia
92 U Street-Garfield southbound Congress Heights

• Buses begin detouring on K St NE at 8th St, to resume regular route on 8th St at Maryland Ave.
• Last stop served before buses begin detouring: 8th St NE & L St
• First stop served after buses resume regular route: 8th St NE & D St

D8
D8 Hospital Center northbound toward the Washington Hospital Center

• Buses begin detouring on North Capitol St NE at H St, to resume regular route on K St NE at 6th St.
• Last stop served before buses begin detouring: North Capitol St NE & H St
• First stop served after buses resume regular route: K St NE & 6th St

D8 Hospital Center southbound toward Union Station

• No detour, regular route

X2
X2 Benning Road-H Street eastbound toward Minnesota Ave

• Buses begin detouring on North Capitol St NE at H St, to resume regular route on H St NE at 14th St.
• Last stop served before buses begin detouring: H St NW & North Capitol St
• First stop served after buses resume regular route: Benning Rd NE & 15th St

X2 Benning Road-H Street westbound toward Layette Square

• Buses begin detouring on Florida Ave NE at H St, to resume regular route on H St NE at North Capitol St.
• Last stop served before buses begin detouring: Benning Rd NE & 16th St
• First stop served after buses resume regular route: H St NW & North Capitol St