WASHINGTON — If you see elevated police activity around the U.S. Capitol building on Monday, don't panic.
The U.S. Capitol Police are conducting a training exercise on the Capitol grounds. The exercise includes a campus-wide evacuation drill at 10 a.m. Monday, November 8, Capitol Police announced in a tweet.
The routine drill is in coordination with the police department's branch partners, police said.
Drivers in the area should expect temporary street closures including Constitution Avenue, Independence Avenue, and D Street, NE.
Capitol Police did not offer an estimate of how long the exercise would last, or additional details about the exercise in their announcement.
The U.S. Capitol Police last conducted a training exercise on June 7.
