WASHINGTON — Saturday’s Earth Day rally and March for Science will lead to several street closures in D.C.

[related_gallery align=”right”]The rally starts on the National Mall between 15th and 17th streets in Northwest. Crowds will begin to gather at about 8 a.m., organizers say.

The D.C. police said on Thursday that the following streets would be closed from about 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

• Constitution Avenue Northwest between 18th and 14th streets;
• 17th Street Northwest between Independence and New York avenues;
• 15th Street Northwest between Independence and Pennsylvania avenues;
• Madison Drive Northwest  between 14th and 15th streets;
• Jefferson Drive Northwest between 14th and 15th streets;
• Raul Wallenberg Place Northwest between Maine and Independence avenues.

Police add there will be rolling street closures on Constitution Avenue Northwest between 18th and 3rd streets between 2 and 3 p.m. for the March for Science.

Metro had planned a weekend shutdown in much of downtown D.C., but that has been postponed.