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TRAFFIC ALERT: Major uptown streets close down for 'Speed Street'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Streets in uptown Charlotte will start to close at 5 p.m. Tuesday in preparation for the 23rd annual Circle K Speed Street Festival.

[SCHEDULE: Speed Street event schedule]

Parking lanes on Mint Street, between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third Street, close in the late afternoon.

Full street closures in uptown will start Wednesday as crews set up for the three-day festival, which kicks off Thursday.

The following street will close on Tuesday, May 23:

  • Parking lane on Mint Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third. Note, northbound and southbound lanes will remain open.

The following streets will close on Wednesday, May 24:

  • At 9:30 a.m., Tryon Street between Trade Street and Stonewall Street and one northbound and one southbound lane of the 100 North block of Tryon Street will close. Fourth Street, Third Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Church and College Streets will remain open.
  • At 9:30 a.m., the northbound lanes of Mint Street will close between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third Street.
  • Levine Avenue of the Arts between Church Street and Tryon Street
  • Note, Levine Avenue of the Arts will open from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to allow The Green parking deck to exit.

The following streets will close on Thursday, May 25:

  • At 9:30 a.m., Fourth Street between Church Street and College Street
  • At 9:30 a.m., Third Street between Church Street and College Street
  • At 9:30 a.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Church Street and College Street (lanes open to access loading dock at Wells Fargo)
  • Center median and left-turn lane on Mint Street closes between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third Street.
  • Note: Southbound lane beside BB&T Field remains open throughout Circle K Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola. There will be two-way access on East Third Street, East and West Fourth Street and East and West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The 230 South Tryon deck will allow entry and exit on Church Street.

On Friday, May 26, the following streets will open and close as outlined:

  • At 6 a.m., Fourth Street, Third Street, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will open for through traffic.
  • At 9:30 a.m., Fourth Street between Church Street and College Street will close.
  • At 9:30 a.m., Third Street between Church Street and College Street will close.
  • At 9:30 a.m., Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Church Street and College Street (lanes open to access loading dock at Wells Fargo) will close.
  • Note: Fourth Street, Third Street, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will remain closed until Sunday, May 28 at 6 a.m. There will be two-way access on East Third Street, East and West Fourth Street and East and West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The 230 South Tryon deck will allow entry and exit on Church Street.

On Sunday, May 28, the following streets will open and close as outlined:

  • At 12:01 a.m., Mint Street will close between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third Street.
  • By 6 a.m., Tryon Street, Third Street, Fourth Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will open.
  • By 8 a.m., Mint Street will open between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third Street.

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