On Thursday, February 19, 2026, a special event will be hosted at the United States Institute of Peace causing significant impacts to on campus traffic.
23rd Street will be closed from E Street, NW to Lincoln Memorial Circle, NW beginning at 5:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. GW community members can expect to see significant road closures and traffic in and around the Foggy Bottom campus, with the potential to impact the morning commute. An active list of road closures and parking restrictions can be found on the MPD Advisory Webpage.
For timely traffic information, please visit MPD X (Twitter). For metro service alerts, please visit WMATA X (Twitter).
Additional Information
GW’s Office of Emergency Management is collaborating with local and regional public safety organizations to monitor activity in the district and will send email and/or text alerts to the entire GW community if necessary. The latest safety and security information will be posted here on Campus Advisories.
For additional safety and security resources, visit the Safety website or download the GW Guardian app. Additional emergency management information from the District of Columbia is also available online.
All GW community members are automatically signed up to receive GW emergency email alerts. You can manage your GW Alert account to also receive GW text alerts on your mobile device. In addition to adding your mobile number, you can add up to three email addresses and phone numbers so that friends or family may also receive GW emergency alerts. Visit GW Alert FAQ for instructions on how to manage your account. In addition, for those who use mobile apps, the GW Guardian App will push GW emergency alerts directly to the app, as well as other safety functions.