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For Immediate Release

Contact: Michael Liggett

614-645-7861

[email protected]


News Date: July 02, 2019

Downtown Street Closures and Meter Restrictions for Red, White & Boom

Red, White & Boom on Wednesday, July 3, will require multiple street closures and parking meter restrictions this week in downtown Columbus.

 

The following streets are currently closed through Thursday morning, July 4:

  • Washington Blvd. (Broad St. to Main St.)
  • Civic Center Dr. (Broad St. to Main St.)
  • Spring St. (Marconi Blvd. to Neil Ave.)
  • Long St. (Hocking St. to Marconi Blvd.)
  • Neil Ave. (Spring St. to Long St.)

PARKING METERS

Parking meters throughout the downtown central business district will be bagged for no parking leading up to and through the event. 

PARADE

The Red, White & Boom parade will close Front Street (Nationwide Blvd. to Main St.) starting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3.  The parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. from the Main Street bridge, turns north on Front Street and disbands at the corner of Front and Spring streets. A majority of the east/west streets along the parade route will also close at 5 p.m. and reopen at midnight.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT STREET CLOSURES

From 5:30 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday, July 3, all streets within these boundaries be fully closed to vehicular traffic:

  • North Boundary:  Spring St.
  • East Boundary:  Third St.
  • South Boundary:  Mound St.
  • West Boundary:  McDowell St.

SHARED MOBILITY DEVICES (e-scooters)

Shared mobility devices are not permitted in the downtown area closed to vehicular traffic for Red, White & Boom.

For those considering using a shared mobility device to get to the event, please check the no-ride/no-park zone that will be displayed on each vendor’s app. And remember, these devices are not permitted to be driven on the sidewalk.

COTA

COTA is offering multiple services for getting attendees to and from Red, White & Boom. Learn more by visiting https://www.cota.com/boom/

Offices Closing Early on July 3: The Department of Public Service, including the Parking Services Office and the Right-of-Way Permits Office, will close early on July 3.

  • Parking Services Office will close at 5 p.m.
  • Right-of-Way Permits office will close at 1 p.m.