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Traffic Alert
On Thursday, Aug. 8, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Downtown District will host the annual Community Day in the center block of Georgia Street. Georgia Street between Meridian and Illinois streets will be closed to traffic from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
On Friday, Aug. 9, the monthly food truck event known as Clustertruck will be on the west block of Georgia Street. The event will be a gathering of 10 food trucks serving lunch. The eastbound lane of Georgia Street between Capitol Avenue and Illinois Street will be closed to traffic 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
On Friday, Aug. 9, Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. will host the Friday Block Party on Georgia Street from 5 - 8 p.m. on the center block. The event will include drumlines and the Bud Light Boardwalk Beer Garden. Eastbound Georgia Street between Illinois and Meridian streets will be closed to traffic 2:30 - 9:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Aug. 10, the Mass Ave Criterium bike races will be held near the Athenaeum. The following streets will be closed 10 a.m. - midnight for this event, although traffic will be allowed briefly between races:• Massachusetts Avenue between East and Alabama streets• Vermont Street between East and Alabama streets• East Street between Vermont and North streets• Michigan Street between East and New Jersey streets• New Jersey Street between Vermont and Michigan streets
On Sunday, Aug. 11, Emmis Communications will host the Colts Tailgate Party on the west block of Georgia Street. 1070 The Fan will be on site playing music, registering people to win game tickets, playing cornhole, etc. Georgia Street between Illinois Street and Capitol Avenue will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. for this event.
On Sunday, Aug. 11, Lucas Oil Stadium will be the site of the Indianapolis Colts pre-season game vs. the Buffalo Bills at 1:30 p.m. South Street between Capitol Avenue and West Street will be closed approximately 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
On Sunday, Aug. 11, Double Road Race Indy will start and finish at White River State Park with lane closures beginning at 7 a.m. The following streets around the park and IUPUI will have lane closures between 7 - 10 a.m.:• Ohio Street between Bake and Blackford streets• New York Street between Blake and West streets• West Street between New York and Michigan streets• Michigan Street between Porto Alegre and West streets• North White River Parkway between New York and 10th streets
On Sunday, Aug. 11, India Day Celebration will be held on Monument Circle. The NorthWest, SouthWest and SouthEast quadrants of Monument Circle will be closed to traffic from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. for this event. The NorthEast Quadrant will be closed to traffic from 11 a.m. - noon.
For these events, please plan your travel through Downtown accordingly. There will be parking and sidewalk restrictions for the events. Log onto www.indydt.com for additional information. Find the Indy Downtown app in the iPhone App Store or Google Play.
Note: A separate traffic alert related to Drum Corps International events Aug. 7 - 10 was distributed Tuesday, Aug. 6. Log onto www.indydt.com for details.
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