All-Star Game Traffic Impact For Tuesday, July 14

7/13/2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 13, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Rocky Merz, 513.352.5358, or Ursula Miller, ursula.miller@cincinnati-oh.gov, or 513.352.3417

CINCINNATI – A series of street closures will take place overnight through tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, July 14, along the route of the mile-long All-Star Game Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet.

Visitors, residents and businesses are encouraged to plan ahead. Cincinnati Police will be stationed along the route to direct motorists as needed.

Please see the attached maps at bottom on this page and following details about the Red Carpet and other All-Star related closures:

As of 12:01 a.m.

Walnut Street: Center lanes closed south of Fifth to Second streets and Second Street between Vine and Walnut streets
Suspension Bridge: Closed

As of 9:00 a.m.

Fifth Street: Closed between Vine and Walnut streets
Vine Street: Closed between Ted Berry Way and Fifth Street
Walnut Street: Closed between Ted Berry Way and Third Street
Walnut Street: Reduced to single lane between Fifth and Third streets
Second Street: Closed between Race Street and Joe Nuxhall Way
Freedom Way: Closed between Race Street and Joe Nuxhall Way
Joe Nuxhall Way: Closed between Second Street and Mehring Way

As of 11:00 a.m.

Fifth Street: Closed between Race and Main streets
Walnut Street: Closed between Sixth Street and Ted Berry Way
Fourth Street: Closed between Main and Race streets
Third Street: Closed between Main and Race streets

Cincinnati Police plan to reopen affected streets by 4:00 p.m.

In addition, ongoing closures for other All-Star Game events will remain in effect:

Media Compound:

Mehring Way: Reduced to one lane in each direction between Joe Nuxhall Way and East Pete Rose Way (through Thursday, July 16)
Johnny Bench Way/Broadway: Closed

T-Mobile All-Star FanFest at Duke Energy Convention Center:

Elm Street: Reduced to two lanes between Fifth and Sixth streets. Police plan to keep two lanes open to through traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours
Fifth Street: North curb lane closed between Plum and Elm streets
Central Avenue: Reduced to one northbound lane between Fifth and Sixth streets

All-Star Summer Pepsi Block Party/Zip Line:

Freedom Way: Closed between Rosa Parks Street and Joe Nuxhall Way
Joe Nuxhall Way: Closed between Second Street and Mehring Way
Walnut Street: Closed to through traffic between Second Street and Ted Berry Way

Clydesdale Parade: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 14

Freedom Way: Closed between Walnut and Elm streets
Elm Street: Closed between Freedom Way and Mehring Way
Mehring Way: Closed between Elm Street and east of Joe Nuxhall Way

MLB All-Star Game: 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 at 6 p.m. – 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, July 15 (police may close additional streets due to crowd size)

Mehring Way: Closed to through traffic between Elm Street and East Pete Rose Way. Access will be maintained to the Central Riverfront Garage (Mehring Way entrance) from Elm Street and to the garage from East Pete Rose Way. Vehicular traffic will not be permitted on Mehring Way south of Great American Ball Park.