Several road closures and parking restrictions are in place in Washington, D.C., this week, ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the nation’s capital.

Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday afternoon. Motorists may face possible delays and should be mindful of increased pedestrian traffic, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release. 

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking through Saturday at 3 p.m.: 

The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic through Friday at 6 a.m.: 

Traffic traveling south on Rock Creek Parkway will be diverted east on I Street from Virginia Avenue NW to Potomac River Freeway, according to MPD. Westbound traffic on Virginia Avenue NW will be able to turn north on Rock Creek Parkway, and traffic from Ohio Drive SW will be diverted north on Potomac River Freeway.

The following streets in the area of the U.S. Capitol will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Wednesday from 5 a.m. through 6 p.m.:

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The following streets will be closed to vehicle traffic on Wednesday from 5 a.m. through 6 p.m.: