DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
DIVISION OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES
CAPITOL POLICE
Building 1, Room 152-A
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Telephone: 304-558-9911
Fax: 304-558-5604
EARL RAY
TOMBLIN KEVIN J. FOREMAN
GOVERNOR DIRECTOR
Jan.
11, 2017
Street
closures scheduled near W.Va. Capitol Complex for 2017 Inauguration
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Capitol Police are advising
the public that sections of both Kanawha Boulevard and California Avenue will
close from 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13
until 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16 for the inauguration events at the W.Va.
Capitol.
All lanes of Kanawha Boulevard will close from Greenbrier
Street to Michigan Avenue. California, which runs through the eastern side of
the campus, will close from the boulevard to Washington Street.
Traffic will detour via Washington and Piedmont Road, which
runs north of the campus.
The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Monday,
Jan. 16, and is expected to draw a large crowd.
Also known as the Division of Protective Services, the Capitol
Police provide for the safety and security of those who work, visit and do
business at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex and other state government
facilities. It is part of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.
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