Expected road closures for George HW Bush’s funeral procession - WTOP Morning Headlines - Monday, December 03, 2018

The funeral procession for former President George H.W. Bush will close a number of roads across the Metropolitan area on Monday and Wednesday as the late president’s body is brought to the Capitol Rotunda, where it will lie in state for three days. Closures begin Monday at 3:15 p.m. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - December 03, 2018 [mobile-header-ad]( [alt text here]( [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [Expected road closures for George HW Bush’s funeral procession]( The funeral procession for former President George H.W. Bush will close a number of roads across the Metropolitan area on Monday and Wednesday as the late president’s body is brought to the Capitol Rotunda, where it will lie in state for three days. 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