Barricades and traffic markers separate the open lanes from the center of the road, where 35-foot-tall block letters spell out “Black Lives Matter” in bright yellow on the pavement. According to the District Department of Transportation, the two lanes will remain open to cars through mid-April. When that project begins, Falcicchio said, Black Lives Matter Plaza’s traffic pattern will probably change again. ADFalcicchio has said the reopening of Black Lives Matter Plaza is a priority for hotels and busi­nesses in the area that have lost money amid the coronavirus pandemic and protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May. ADBlack Lives Matter Plaza has been closed to vehicles since early June amid demonstrations calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality.

Source: Washington Post March 15, 2021 22:53 UTC