Downtown Akron traffic advisories

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Events

Gourdy's 5K Pumpkin Run
Saturday, October 18
Race time: 9 a.m.
Canal Park, 300 S Main St

• Friday, October 17, at approximately 10:30 p.m., parking meters along S. Main St from Mill St to W. Bartges St. will be bagged. No enforcement will be taken until Saturday morning at 6 a.m.
• Saturday at 7:30 a.m. S Main St. between Exchange St and State St will be closed for race setup.
• Saturday at 8:45am S. Main St will be closed in both directions from W. Bartges to Market St. Northbound on S. Main St from E. Mill St will remain open.
• Saturday 9 a.m., Race Start
• Saturday 9 a.m., Dart Ave will be closed to all traffic from W. Thornton to W. Mill St., The westbound lane of W. Bartges St. will be closed from Dart Ave to S. Main St., eastbound lane of W. Bartges St. will remain open.
• All roads will reopen at 10:30am. Some roads will be opened earlier as the last race participant passes. Traffic will be maintained on W. Exchange St and Cedar St. through downtown. We will get traffic through breaks in the runners. Expect delays in traffic flow.
• The race is expecting 5,000 participants.

Race Course is as follows:

• Start/Finish Line is in front of Canal Park. The race will go northbound on S. Main St from Canal Park, turn westbound on W. Mill St, southbound on Dart Ave to W. Bartges St, eastbound on W. Bartges St to S Main St, back northbound on S. Main St. to Canal Park.

Construction

Road Closure Details: Bowery St, S. Main St. to Quaker St.
Starting March 3, 2025, Bowery St. will close between S. Main St. and Quaker St. for 240 days for the Bowery St. bridge deck replacement project.

Access to the Cascade Parking Deck will remain from Mill St., as well as Ash St. to Quaker St.

Sidewalk access to the Bowery Apartments will remain from S. Main St.

Click here for map.

Bowery St Detour:

Northbound traffic on S. Main St.: S. Main St., turn west on State St. to Bowery St.

Southbound traffic on S. Main St.: S. Main St., turn east on State St. to Bowery St.

Click here for city of Akron press release.

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City-owned decks and lots

City-owned parking decks:
State Street (O'Neil's) Deck - 55 W. State St.
Akron Centre Deck - 11 W. Mill St.
Broadway Deck - 126 S. Broadway
Cascade Deck - 10 W. Mill St.
City-Center Deck - 132 S. High St.
High/Market Deck - 40 S. High St.
Opportunity Park Deck - 666 S. Broadway

City-owned parking lots:
Canal Place Lot - 500 S. Main St.
High Street Lot - 71 S. High St.
Main/Buchtel Lot - 285 S. Main St.
Opportunity Park Lot - 666 S. Broadway St.
Glendale Lot - 60 Glendale Ave.