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The original Ben’s Chili Bowl reopens Friday after a nine-month renovation project.

The includes a ribbon-cutting ceremony and live go-go music, and D.C. police said the event on U Street Northwest will close the block between 12th and 13th Streets until 4 p.m.

First Amendment activity in Downtown D.C.

May 1 is also a day of labor action and protest, and D.C. police want drivers and pedestrians to be aware of parking restrictions, street closures and increased activity in the Downtown area.

The following streets will be posted as emergency no parking until 4 p.m., :

• Constitution Avenue, from 17th Street to 15th Street NW
• 15th Street, from Constitution Avenue to H Street NW
• H Street from 15th Street to 17th Street NW
• 16th Street from H Street to I Street NW
• I Street from 17th Street to 13th Street NW

From 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., the following streets may experience temporary street closures:

• Constitution Avenue, from 17th Street to 14th Street NW
• 15th Street, from Independence Avenue to I Street NW
• H Street from 14th Street to 17th Street NW
• 16th Street from H Street to K Street NW
• I Street from 16th Street to 13th Street NW

And from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the following streets may experience temporary street closures:

• H Street from 17th Street to 15th Street NW
• I Street from 17th Street to 15th Street NW
• 16th Street from H Street to K Street NW

Beltway bridge repairs start Saturday in Prince George’s County

Maryland’s highway agency is preparing to start deck and joint repairs on the Interstate 495 southbound bridge over the Amtrak tracks in Prince George’s County.

A spokesman for MDOT said the part of the bridge that’s under construction is situated between Maryland Route 450, Exit 20 B-A, and U.S. Route 50 east, Exit 19-A, in Lanham, which heads toward Annapolis.

Weather permitting, the  and should be complete by May 17, Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration said. Repair crews will work Sundays through Thursdays from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

While work is underway, drivers can expect single, double and triple lane closures Sundays through Thursdays from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.

This weekend, MDOT said crews will close three right lanes on the Interstate 95/Beltway interloop starting at 9 p.m. on Saturday through 8 a.m. on Sunday. Work is not scheduled to take place over Mother’s Day weekend.

The agency recommended that drivers build extra time into their trips or take alternate routes overnight until the repairs are finished.

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