City officials have announced numerous planned road closures as Charleston gears up for the return of the Sternwheel Regatta.
The closures began Tuesday as crews continue preparing for the regatta festivities, according to a news release from the city. The closures will remain until July 5.
A day-by-day look at the street closures is below:
Tuesday, June 28 - Regatta prep
ALL DAY CLOSURES
- Kanawha Boulevard, Clendenin Street to Brooks Street
BLOCK CLOSURES
- Clendenin Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (one lane access to one lane of Boulevard for westbound access only)
- Truslow Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Goshorn Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Court Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (no access / staging location)
- Laidley Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Summers Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Hale Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
Wednesday, June 29 - Regatta prep
ALL DAY CLOSURES
- Kanawha Boulevard, Ohio Avenue to Brooks Street
BLOCK CLOSURES
- Clendenin Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (one lane access to one lane of Boulevard for westbound access only)
- Truslow Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Goshorn Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Court Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (no access / staging location)
- Laidley Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Summers Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Hale Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
Thursday, June 30 - Regatta Day 1
ALL DAY CLOSURES
- Kanawha Boulevard, Ohio Avenue to Brooks Street
- Court Street – Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street & Quarrier Street to Lee Street
- Lee Way
BLOCK CLOSURES
- Clendenin Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (one lane access to one lane of Boulevard for westbound access only)
- Truslow Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Goshorn Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Court Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (no access / staging location)
- Laidley Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Summers Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Hale Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
EVENT/TIME SPECIFIC CLOSURES
- Outdoor Dining: Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Lee Street
- Time: Closure starts at 10 a.m. and runs through July 4
Friday, July 1 - Regatta Day 2
ALL DAY CLOSURES
- Kanawha Boulevard, Ohio Avenue to Brooks Street
- Court Street – Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street & Quarrier Street to Lee Street
- Lee Way
BLOCK CLOSURES
- Clendenin Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (one lane access to one lane of Boulevard for westbound access only)
- Truslow Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Goshorn Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Court Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (no access / staging location)
- Laidley Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Summers Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Hale Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
EVENT/TIME SPECIFIC CLOSURES
- Outdoor Dining: Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Lee Street - all day through July 4
- Outdoor Dining: Hale Street, Quarrier Street to Lee Street - begins at 3 p.m. and runs through July 2
Saturday, July 2 - Regatta Day 3
ALL DAY CLOSURES
- Kanawha Boulevard, Ohio Avenue to Brooks Street
- Court Street – Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street & Quarrier Street to Lee Street
- Lee Way
BLOCK CLOSURES
- Clendenin Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (one lane access to one lane of Boulevard for westbound access only)
- Truslow Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Goshorn Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Court Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (no access / staging location)
- Laidley Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Summers Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Hale Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
EVENT/TIME SPECIFIC CLOSURES
- Outdoor Dining: Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Lee Street - all day through July 4
- Outdoor Dining: Hale Street, Quarrier Street to Lee Street - all day, ends at 11 p.m.
- Firecracker 5K: Kanawha Boulevard, Magic Island to Hills Plz - 7 a.m., westbound lanes will open following event, eastbound lanes will remain closed for Fire Parade staging
- Fire Parade: Parade begins at 11 a.m. - Kanawha Boulevard (closed for staging) to Ohio Avenue (rolling closure) to Virginia Street (rolling closure) to Leon Sullivan (rolling closure) exit to Kanawha Boulevard, eastbound
- Funeral Parade: Parade begins at 3 p.m. - Lee Way (closed for staging) to Capitol Street (closed) to Virginia Street (rolling closure) to Hale Street (rolling closure) exit toward Kanawha Boulevard
- Regatta Fireworks Extravaganza: Beginning at 5 p.m. Kanawha Boulevard closure to extend to Greenbrier Street and remain closed through Sunday at 5 p.m. Following the fireworks, one westbound lane between Morris Street and Hale Street will be accessible to local vehicular traffic. At 7 p.m., Porter Road and MacCorkle Avenue will be closed to westbound traffic, MacCorkle Avenue and 119 will be closed to eastbound traffic and Thayer Street and MacCorkle Avenue will be closed to eastbound traffic. These streets will reopen at 11 p.m. At 9 p.m., Grosscup Road will be closed at Bridge Road and Louden Heights Road and the Southside Bridge will be closed. These areas will reopen at approximately 10:30 p.m. Fireworks to start about 9:45 p.m.
Sunday, July 3 - Regatta Day 4
ALL DAY CLOSURES
- Kanawha Boulevard, Ohio Avenue to Greenbrier Street— one westbound lane between Morris Street and Hale Street will be accessible to local vehicular traffic
- Court Street – Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street & Quarrier Street to Lee Street
- Lee Way
BLOCK CLOSURES
- Clendenin Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (one lane access to one lane of Boulevard for westbound access only)
- Truslow Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Goshorn Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Court Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (no access / staging location)
- Laidley Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Summers Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Hale Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
EVENT/TIME SPECIFIC CLOSURES
- Outdoor Dining: Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Lee Street - all day through July 4
Monday, July 4 - Regatta Day 5
ALL DAY CLOSURES
- Kanawha Boulevard, Ohio Avenue to Brooks Street
- Court Street – Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street & Quarrier Street to Lee Street
- Lee Way
BLOCK CLOSURES
- Clendenin Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (one lane access to one lane of Boulevard for westbound access only)
- Truslow Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Goshorn Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Court Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (no access / staging location)
- Laidley Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Summers Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (parking garage access only)
- Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
- Hale Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street (local access only)
EVENT/TIME SPECIFIC CLOSURES
- Outdoor Dining: Capitol Street, Kanawha Boulevard to Lee Street – all day, ends at 11 p.m.
- Regatta Fireworks Extravaganza: Beginning at 5 p.m., Kanawha Boulevard closure to extend to Greenbrier Street and remain closed until end of event. At 7 p.m., Porter Road and MacCorkle Avenue will be closed to westbound traffic, MacCorkle Avenue and 119 will be closed to eastbound traffic and Thayer Street and MacCorkle Avenue will be closed to eastbound traffic. These streets will reopen at 11 p.m. At 9 p.m., Grosscup Road will be closed at Bridge Road and Louden Heights Road and the Southside Bridge will be closed. These areas will reopen at approximately 10:30 p.m. Fireworks are expected to begin about 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 5 - Regatta load out
- Capitol Street, from Kanawha Boulevard to Virginia Street will remain closed until the main stage has been removed from the area.
- Kanawha Boulevard, Ohio Avenue to Hale Street will remain closed to allow vendors to load out/exit.
- With the exception of Kanawha Boulevard, from Court Street to Capitol Street, the remainder of the boulevard is expected to open the evening of July 5
Kanawha Boulevard from Court to Capitol Street will not reopen until all vendors/other items are out of the area and the traffic signal has been reattached. This section of the boulevard may not reopen until Wednesday, July 6.