A host of roads are closed beginning Saturday to accommodate a series of events. The Queen Bee Half Marathon takes places Saturday, closing roads throughout Downtown and parts of the East Side, as does the University of Cincinnati's homecoming parade, closing some roads in Clifton. On Sunday, the Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure takes place, closing some streets near The Banks, including the Taylor Southgate Bridge.
Metro will maintain service throughout the weekend, but expect delays.
Here's what you can expect to close when:
Saturday
Streets begin to close for the Queen Bee Half Marathon at 4 a.m. and remain closed until the race ends at approximately 1 p.m.
At 4 a.m.
- Eggleston Avenue closed between Reedy Street and Reading Road
- Court Street closed between Eggleston Avenue and Reedy Street
- Reading Road northbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and 12th Street
- E Pete Rose Way closed between Mehring Way and Eggleston Avenue
At 7 a.m.
- Central Parkway eastbound closed between Sycamore Street and Eggleston Avenue
- Reading Road northbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and Elsinore Place
- Liberty Street Exit from northbound I471 closed
- Elsinore Place closed between Reading Road and Gilbert Avenue
- Gilbert Avenue northbound closed between Broadway and Eden Park Drive (open to the Hard Rock Casino and I71 ramp)
- Gilbert Avenue southbound closed between Eden Park Drive and Elsinore Place
- Eden Park Drive closed between Gilbert Avenue and Victory Parkway
- Art Museum Drive closed to through traffic between Paradrome Street and Eden Park Drive
- Martin Drive closed between Parkside Place and Eden Park Drive
- Victory Parkway closed between Eden Park Drive and McMillan Street (southbound Victory Parkway maintained between McMillan Street and Francis Lane)
- McMillan Street closed between Victory Parkway and Grandview Avenue
- Woodburn Avenue northbound closed between McMillan Street and Madison Road
- Madison Road eastbound closed between Woodburn Avenue and Observatory Avenue
- Observatory Avenue eastbound closed between Madison Road and Linwood Avenue
- Linwood Avenue southbound closed between Observatory Avenue and Eastern Avenue
- Eastern Avenue westbound closed between Heekin Avenue and Delta Avenue
- Delta Avenue northbound closed between Kellogg Avenue and Eastern Avenue
- Riverside Drive eastbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and Delta Avenue
- Eggleston Avenue southbound closed between Central Parkway and Riverside Drive
At 7:30 a.m., the following streets around UC's campus will close for the homecoming parade. UC's game against the Iowa State Cyclones begins at noon at Nippert Stadium:
- Calhoun Street closed between Vine Street and Clifton Ave (closes at 6:45 a.m.)
- Clifton Avenue closed between McMillan Street and MLK Drive
- Probasco Street closed between Marshall Avenue and Clifton Avenue
- Joselin Avenue closed between Stratford Avenue and Clifton Avenue
- Straight Street closed between Stratford Avenue and Clifton Avenue
Sunday
At 8:30 a.m., the following streets will close remain closed until approximately 11 a.m. for the Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure:
- Mehring Way closed between Joe Nuxhall Way and E Pete Rose Way
- Ramp LL closed
- Johnny Bench Way northbound closed
- Broadway southbound closed south of Third Street
- Taylor Southgate Bridge closed
- E Pete Rose Way eastbound closed between Johnny Bench Way and Eggleston Avenue
- Riverside Drive eastbound closed between Eggleston Avenue and Bains Street