Starting at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 18, the city of Cincinnati will close roads in preparation for the Heart Mini, an annual walk/run/half-marathon held for the last 40+ years here to raise funds for the American Heart Association.
In advance of the event, the city's Transportation & Engineering department released a list of closures and changes to Downtown, the Riverfront, and Columbia Parkway—all of which will be in effect until approximately 5:00 p.m. Sunday.
If you live in or are traveling to these areaa, here's what you can expect:
- Fifth Street: closed between Walnut Street and Columbia Parkway; closed between Culvert Street and Eggleston Avenue
- Fourth Street: operates as two-way between Broadway and Pike Street
- Lawrence Street: closed
- Main Street: closed between Fourth Street and Sixth Street
- Sycamore Street: closed between Fourth Street and Seventh Street
- Broadway: closed between Fourth Street and Seventh Street
- Sentinel Street: closed between Culvert Street and Fifth Street
- Sixth Street: closed between Columbia Parkway and Walnut Street; exit ramp from I-471 closed
- Seventh Street: closed between Broadway and Culvert Street
- Culvert Street: closed between Reedy Street and Third Street
- E. Pete Rose Way: closed between Eggleston Avenue and Broadway
- Riverside Drive: eastbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and Bains Street
- E Mehring Way: closed between Joe Nuxhall Way and E. Pete Rose Way
- Eggleston Avenue (southbound only): closed between Reedy St and E. Pete Rose Way
- Taylor Southgate Bridge: closed
- Columbia Parkway: closed between Fifth Street and Delta Avenue
- Kemper Lane: closed between Riverside Drive and Francis Lane
- Martin Street access ramp to westbound Columbia Parkway: closed
- Taft Road: closed between Collins Avenue and Columbia Parkway
- Torrence Parkway: closed between Herrick Avenue and Columbia Parkway