Traffic Alert
(THURSDAY 4/19 FROM 9:30 AM, ALL ROADS REOPEN BY SUNDAY 4/22 AT 2 PM)
Date(s) In Effect: April 19, 2018 9:30 am - April 22, 2018 2:00 pm
This traffic alert has expired.DOWNTOWN ROAD CLOSURES
THURSDAY, APRIL 19 – SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2018
Downtown roads and the Clark Memorial Bridge will begin to close for Thunder Over Louisville by 9:30 am on Thursday, April 19th. All roads and bridges will be reopen by Sunday, April 22nd at 2pm.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Main Street between Fourth and Seventh Streets will close on Saturday, April 21st at Noon and reopen at Midnight.
2018 THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE
Event starts at 3pm.
- Thursday, April 19, 2018 from 9:30 am to Midnight
- Friday, April 20, 2018 > Closed All Day
- Saturday, April 21, 2018 > Closed All Day
- Sunday, April 22, 2018 from Midnight to 2 pm
10 am (Friday, April 20, 2018) – 2 pm (Sunday, April 22, 2018)
- River Road from Bingham Way to Sixth Street
- Bingham Way from Joe’s Crab Shack/Witherspoon Street to River Road
1 pm (Friday, April 20, 2018) – 9 am (Sunday, April 22, 2018)
- Witherspoon Street from Preston Street to Brook Street
- Floyd Street at Washington Street closed (only open to residents)
- River Road from Preston Street to Witherspoon Street
8 am (Saturday, April 21, 2018) – 1 am (Sunday, April 22, 2018)
- Second Street from Main Street to River Road (local access to local garages only)
9 am (Saturday, April 21, 2018) – 1 am (Sunday, April 22, 2018)
(Local traffic and pass traffic will be allowed provided there are no pedestrian safety issues.)
- River Road from Witherspoon Street to Preston Street
- Frankfort Avenue from River Road to Story Avenue (Tow Lot and local traffic only)
- Witherspoon Street from Brook Street to Second Street
- Witherspoon Street from Preston Street to Adams Street
- Washington Street from First Street to Second Street
- Preston Street from Washington Street to Witherspoon Street
- Floyd Street from Washington Street to Witherspoon Street
- Brook Street from Washington Street to Witherspoon Street
- First Street from Washington Street to Witherspoon Street
- Second Street from Main Street to River Road
- Third Street from Main Street to River Road (access will be allowed to parking garages)
Noon – midnight (Saturday, April 21, 2018)
- Main Street from Fourth Street to Seventh Street
6:30 pm – 11:30 pm (Saturday, April 21, 2018)
- Ramp from Muhammad Ali Boulevard to Interstate 65 northbound
8:30 pm (Saturday, April 21, 2018) – 1 am (Sunday, April 22, 2018)
- Market Street from Fourth Street to 10th Street will be reversed from eastbound traffic to
westbound traffic
8:30 pm – end of night (Saturday, April 21, 2018)
- Third Street from Jefferson Street to Broadway will be one way southbound
8:30 pm – 11:30 pm (Saturday, April 21, 2018)
- Interstate 65 northbound from Interstate 264 (Watterson Expressway) to Interstate 64
- Interstate 65 southbound from Interstate 265 (Indiana) to Interstate 64
- Interstate 64 westbound from Interstate 264 (Watterson Expressway) to 22nd Street
- Interstate 64 eastbound from Interstate 264 (Shawnee Expressway) to Interstate 65
- Interstate 71 southbound from Interstate 264 (Watterson Expressway) to Interstate 65
EMERGENCY ROUTE
Only authorized emergency vehicles can use the following route from 6:30 pm on Saturday, April 21, 2018
- Muhammad Ali Boulevard from Roy Wilkins Boulevard to Clay Street
- Second Street from Main Street to Jacob Street
- Northbound Second Street traffic will be diverted at Breckinridge Street
NO PARKING AREAS
10:00 am (Friday, April 20, 2018) – Midnight (Saturday, April 21, 2018)
- River Road from Eighth Street to Bingham Way
- Bingham Way from River Road to Witherspoon Street
- Witherspoon Street from Bingham Way to Preston Street
- River Road from Preston Street to Witherspoon Street
All day (Saturday, April 21, 2018)
- Main Street from Clay Street to 22nd Street
- Mellwood Avenue from Spring Street to Zorn Avenue
- Market Street from Baxter Avenue to 10th Street
- Johnson Street from Market Street to Story Avenue
- Liberty Street from Baxter Avenue to Roy Wilkins Boulevard
- Baxter Avenue from Main Street to Broadway
- Chestnut Street from First Street to Roy Wilkins Boulevard
- Jacob Street from Second Street to First Street
- Preston Street from Witherspoon Street to Woodbine Street
- Oak Street from Floyd Street to Eighth Street (south side only)
- Kentucky Street from Sixth Street to Fourth Street
- Washington Street from Second Street to Preston Street
- Witherspoon Street from Second Street to River Road
- River Road from Witherspoon Street to Blankenbaker Lane
- First Street from Witherspoon Street to College Street
- First Street from College Street to Cardinal Boulevard (west side)
- Second Street Main Street to College Street
- Third Street from River Road to Eastern Parkway
- Fourth Street from Broadway to Winkler Avenue
- Fifth Street from Main Street to Broadway
- Armory Place from Liberty Street to Muhammad Ali Boulevard
- Sixth Street from River Road to Hill Street
- Seventh Street from Washington Street to Liberty Street
- Eighth Street from Washington Street to Broadway
- Ninth Street from Main Street to Market Street
- Roy Wilkins Boulevard from Market Street to Myrtle Street
- Seventh Street from Myrtle Street to Algonquin Parkway
- 15th Street from Main Street to Portland Avenue
- 22nd Street from Bank Street to Northwestern Parkway
- Portland Avenue from 15th Street to 22nd Street (north side only)
- Lexington Road from Baxter Avenue to Payne Street
- Broadway from Barret Avenue to 12th Street
- Floyd Street from Witherspoon Street to Muhammad Ali Boulevard
- Muhammad Ali Boulevard from Clay Street to Roy Wilkins Boulevard
- Brook Street from Witherspoon Street to Muhammad Ali Boulevard
- Jackson Street from Main Street to Market Street
- Jefferson Street from Preston Street to Roy Wilkins Boulevard
- Adams Street from Witherspoon Street to Story Avenue
- Spring Street from Story Avenue to Lexington Avenue.
- Frankfort Avenue from River Road to Story Avenue (Tow Lot and local traffic only)
- Baxter Avenue from Broadway to Highland Avenue (west side only)
- Bardstown Road from Broadway to Taylorsville Road (west side only)