Downtown Akron traffic advisories
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Events
Saturday, May 17
Girls on the Run 5K
Canal Park, 300 S. Main St.
5K Start Time: 12:30 p.m.
Click here for route map.
5K Route information:
- Start/finish line is on S. Main St. in front of Canal Park. The runners will run the following route: southbound on S. Main St. to W. Bartges St., west on W. Bartges St., north on Pier Dr., west on Opportunity Parkway (in the eastbound lane), south on Dart Ave, back east on W. Bartges St., enter the Towpath Trail from W. Bartges St. and northbound on the Towpath Trail to State St., east on State St. (on sidewalk), back to S. Main St. and the finish line in front of Canal Park.
Road Closures:
- S. Main St. will be closed from E. Buchtel Ave. to State St. starting at 8 a.m. until 2:30p.m. (For set up and tear down of the start/finish line)
- The racecourse will be closed at 12:30pm. As the last runner passes intersections, road will reopen. The following is a list by street name with specific closures and approximate times the road will reopen.
- Both sides of S. Main St. from State St. to Cedar St. (S. Main St. from E. Buchtel Ave. to Cedar St. will reopen at approx. 1:00.)
- Southbound lane of S. Main St. from Cedar St. to W. Bartges St. Northbound lane will remain open from W. Bartges St. to Cedar St. (Southbound on S. Main St. will reopen at approx. 1:00)
- W. Exchange St. will be closed from High St. to W. Bowery St. (Reopen at approx. 12:45)
- Cedar St. will be closed from High St. to W. Bowery St. (Reopen at approx. 12:45)
- Westbound on W. Bartges St. from S. Main St. (Reopen at approx. 1:00)
- Pier Dr. from W. Bartges to Opportunity Pkwy (Reopen at approx. 1:05)
- Eastbound lane of Opportunity Pkwy from Pier Dr. To Dart Ave. (Reopen at approx. 1:10)
- Dart Ave. from W. Bartges St. to Opportunity Pkwy (Reopen at approx. 1:20)
- Eastbound lane of W. Bartges St. from Dart Ave to S. Main St. (Reopen at approx. 1:30)
Parking Restrictions:
- On Friday night May 16, Parking Meters on S. Main St will be bagged with "No Parking" from State St. to W. Bartges. No vehicles will be permitted to park on S. Main St. during the race. The vehicles may be ticketed and towed. The parking lot on the northeast corner of S. Main St. at E. Buchtel Ave. will be closed on Friday night May 16th at 7 p.m. through Saturday May 17 at 3 p.m. Any vehicle in the lot after 7 p.m. in the lot will be towed.
Akron RubberDucks Home Games
April 8-September 7
S. Main St. between Buchtel Ave. and State St. will close for each Akron RubberDucks home game.
Click here for Akron RubberDucks season schedule.
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.
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.