LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Thunder Over Louisville is coming up this Saturday and if you commute anywhere downtown, you will need to be aware of which roads you can and cannot take throughout the weekend.
The Clark Memorial Bridge (Second Street Bridge) will close at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 11 and will not reopen until 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 14. The Big Four Pedestrian Bridge will be closed from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and on Saturday from 10 a.m. until midnight.
Certain roads will only be open at certain times, so be sure to plan accordingly!
KENTUCKY
The Louisville Metro Police Department closed the following roads on the Kentucky side of the Ohio:
10 a.m. Friday – 2 p.m. Sunday
- River Road from Bingham Way to Sixth Street
- Bingham Way from Joe’s Crab Shack/Witherspoon Street to River Road
1 p.m. Friday – 9 a.m. Sunday
- 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
Midnight Friday – 9 a.m. Sunday
- Ramp from westbound Interstate 64 to Third Street (no turn on River Road)
- Ramp from Second Street to eastbound Interstate 64
8 a.m. Saturday – 1 a.m. Sunday
- Second Street from Main Street to River Road (local access to local garages only)
9 a.m. Saturday – 1 a.m. Sunday
**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 Ave. (local and Tow Lot 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 Main Street to Witherspoon Street
- Floyd Street from Main Street to Witherspoon Street
- Brook Street from Main Street to Witherspoon Street
- First Street from Main 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)
6 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Saturday
- Ramp from Muhammad Ali Boulevard to Interstate 65 northbound
- Ramp from Jackson Street to Interstate 65 northbound
8:30 p.m. Saturday – 1 a.m. Sunday
- Market Street from Fourth Street to 10th Street will be reversed from eastbound traffic to westbound traffic
8:30 p.m. – end of night Saturday
- Third Street from Main Street to Broadway will be one way southbound
8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Saturday
- 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 14th 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**
- 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
INDIANA
Jeffersonville has closed the following roads on the Indiana side of the Ohio starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday:
- Riverside Drive from Jeff Boat west to Clarksville
- Market St. from Spring St. west to Clarksville
- Missouri Ave. from Market St. north to South Clark Blvd.
- Southern Indiana Avenue
- River Pointe Plaza, North Shore, Clark St. and Fort Street
- The parking lots located under the Kennedy Bridge
- The 100 block of Spring St.
- The 100 block of Wall St.
- The 100 block of Locust St.
- The 100 block of Pearl St.
- The 100 block of Walnut St.
- Mulberry St. from W. Maple St. south to Riverside Drive
- Pearl St. from W. Maple St. to Riverside Drive
- W. Court Ave. at Ohio Avenue west to Missouri Ave.
- All alleys along the floodwall from Jeff Boat West to the city limits
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