THREE Traffic Alerts

Street Closings for February 21

On Saturday, Feb. 21, St.Francis Hospitals will host the Polar Bear Run 5 Mile & 5K on the streets of Downtown. This event is scheduled to take place from 9-11:30 a.m.and will affect travel in the Downtown area. Log onto to www.kenlongassoc.com for update information.

Vermont Street (start area) from Meridian Street to Massachusetts Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue from Vermont Street to East Street will be closed to all traffic from 7-10 a.m.

Michigan Street (finish area) will be closed to traffic between Meridian and Pennsylvania streets from 7-11:30 a.m. for this event. All other streets on the course will remain open to traffic with some lane restrictions.

5 Mile Route Information:

· START on Vermont Street between Meridian and Pennsylvania streets(all lanes)

· East on Vermont Street to Massachusetts Avenue (all lanes)

· Northeast on Massachusetts Avenue to East Street (all lanes)

· South on East Street to Virginia Avenue (two lanes)

· Southeast on Virginia Avenue to Prospect Avenue (two lanes)

· West on Prospect Avenue to Meridian Street (one lane)

· North on Meridian Street to Russell Avenue (one lane)

· Northwest on Russell Avenue to Illinois Street (one lane)

· North on Illinois Street to Michigan Street (two lanes)

· East on Michigan Street just past Meridian Street for FINISH (all lanes)



5 K Route Information:

· START on Vermont Street between Meridian and Pennsylvania streets(all lanes)

· East on Vermont Street to Massachusetts Avenue (all lanes)

· Northeast on Massachusetts Avenue to East Street (all lanes)

· South on East Street to Virginia Avenue (two lanes)

· Southeast on Virginia Avenue to South Street (two lanes)

· West on South Street to Illinois Street (two lane)

· North on Illinois Street to Michigan Street (two lanes)

· East on Michigan Street just past Meridian Street for FINISH (all lanes)



On Saturday, Feb. 21, the AYS Mardi Gras Mambo on Mass Ave will begin at 2:30 p.m. from the Center Township Trustee parking lot. The procession will travel southwest on Massachusetts Avenue to the YMCA at the Athenaeum for the Carnavale Fair from 3-5 p.m.

Set up for the procession begins at 1:30 p.m. and streets along the route will be closed intermittently as the procession moves through.

Procession Route Information:

· START on Massachusetts Avenue at Bellefontaine Avenue

· Southwest on Massachusetts Avenue to North Street

· West on North Street to New Jersey Street

· South on New Jersey Street to Massachusetts Avenue

· Southwest on Massachusetts Avenue to Vermont Street

· East on Vermont Street to Athenaeum parking lot

Log onto www.ayskids.org/mardigras for more information.

For these events, please plan your travel through Downtown accordingly. There will be parking and sidewalk restrictions for these events. Log onto www.indydt.com for additional information.