US-Africa Leaders Summit will cause road closures around convention center

Details: An eight-foot fence will be erected around the convention center, and the National Guard will be deployed.

Parking restrictions began on Dec. 7 and last through midnight Dec. 17.

The Mt. Vernon Square Metro station will be closed from Dec. 12 at 5pm through midnight Dec. 15.

• Metro announced that eight Metrobus routes will detour starting Dec. 10: 70, 79, 74, 63, 64, D4, G8, and S2.

Closed from Dec. 11 at 4pm through Dec. 17: Mount Vernon Place from 7th Street to 9th Street NW.

Closed from Dec. 12 through Dec. 17: Six blocks of 7th Street from I to O Street NW. Parallel closures include 9th Street from New York Avenue to O Street and 8th Street from N to O Street.

• Closed cross streets include N, M, L, and K streets from 10th to 6th Street.
• Parts of New York and Massachusetts avenues surrounding Mt. Vernon Square will also close. “Residents and businesses inside the closure area will be accessible, but vehicles and pedestrians may be required to undergo a security sweep prior to entering the area around the Convention Center,” the Downtown DC Business Improvement District announced.