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On Thursday, Sept. 2 Lucas Oil Stadium will be the site of the Indianapolis Colts preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals at 7 p.m. South Street will be closed from noon - midnight between Capitol Avenue and West Street for the game.
Labor Day Parade
On Saturday, Sept. 4 the annual Labor Day Parade will take place on Pennsylvania, Ohio and Meridian streets beginning at 11 a.m. The streets along the parade route will close at 7 a.m. for set up with dismantling complete and streets opened by 3 p.m. The parade route is as follows:
- Parade begins on Pennsylvania Street at North Street
- South on Pennsylvania Street to Ohio Street
- West on Ohio Street to Meridian Street
- North on Meridian Street to St. Clair Street
During these events please plan your travel through Downtown accordingly. There will be parking and sidewalk restrictions for the events to maintain public safety.
Construction on the Northeast Corridor of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail has begun in the Mass Ave Cultural District. The Northeast Corridor of the trail will run from Alabama and North streets to the Monon Trail at 10th Street. The contractor is anticipating several traffic restrictions throughout the construction period. Here are the current restrictions:
Massachusetts Avenue/Bellefontaine Street from College Avenue to 10th Street is temporarily one-way northbound. This restriction will be in place until late summer of 2010. From now on, left turns to westbound 10th Street from Bellefontaine Street will be prohibited: motorists will only be able to proceed eastbound on 10th Street from Bellefontaine Street. Tenth Street will also have some restrictions during this time period but traffic will be maintained in both directions. Parking will remain available on the north side of Mass Ave from College Avenue to Bellefontaine Street during construction and the businesses at the east end of Mass Ave will remain open and accessible.
New Jersey Street between Walnut Street and North Street is temporarily one-way northbound with parking available in the east curb lane during this construction. This restriction will be in place until approximately June 15.
Walnut Street from New Jersey Street to Park Avenue is temporarily one-way eastbound with parking in the south curb lane. This traffic restriction will be in place until approximately Sept. 1.
The alley between Massachusetts Avenue and College Avenue(behind the Scholars Inn) is temporarily closed to traffic. This closure will be in effect until approximately Aug. 1.
For more information on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick, and the Northeast Corridor, visit www.indyculturaltrail.org.
Trucks will be entering and exiting the site along Capitol Avenue in order to haul away large amounts of heavy debris.
Existing street and sidewalk restrictions continue:
- The west two lanes of Capitol Avenue are closed between Georgia and South streets. The sidewalk on the west side of Capitol between Georgia and South streets will also remain closed.
The next phase of work on the Indiana Convention Center expansion includes construction of a portion of the Cultural Trail along Capitol Avenue between South and Maryland streets. There will be new street and sidewalk restrictions for this phase of construction:
Street and sidewalk restrictions now - May 29:
- The south curb lane of Maryland Street will be closed at Capitol Avenue beginning approximately 100 feet west of the intersection.
- The sidewalk on the south side of Maryland Street will remain open and access into the Convention Center at all entrances along Maryland Street will be maintained. The crosswalk on the south side of Maryland Street at Capitol Avenue will also remain open.
Street and sidewalk restrictions now - Oct. 31:
- The west two lanes of Capitol Avenue will be closed between Maryland and South streets. Merging lanes on Capitol Avenue will begin approximately 100 feet north of Washington Street. There will be no parking allowed on Capitol Avenue between Washington and Maryland streets during this time.
- The sidewalk on the west side of Capitol between Maryland and South streets will be closed during this period.
Please plan your travel through Downtown accordingly.
For additional street closing information see the City of Indianapolis' Street Closings.
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