Downtown Roads to Be Closed for City of Dayton "Lights in Flight" Festival & Fireworks
Several downtown roads will be temporarily closed from Saturday, July 3, through early Sunday, July 4, to accommodate the City of Dayton's "Lights in Flight" festival (noon-10 p.m.) and fireworks display (10 p.m.) on Saturday, July 3, at RiverScape MetroPark and nearby areas.
Your best bet is to come downtown before 8 p.m. July 3, when additional roads will be closed for the fireworks.
Following are the scheduled street closures, provided by Five Rivers MetroParks and the City of Dayton Police Department.
Beginning 7 a.m. (or earlier) July 3 (until 2 a.m. July 4):
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Monument Avenue from Jefferson Street to Patterson Boulevard
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Monument Avenue between Patterson Boulevard and Sears Street (restricted to local traffic only)
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Water Street (restricted to local traffic only)
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St. Clair Street from First Street to Monument Avenue
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Patterson Boulevard/Riverside Drive from First Street to White Allen Avenue
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Harries Street from the parking garage to Monument Avenue
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the Engineers Club entry/exit to Monument Avenue
Beginning 8 p.m. July 3 (in addition to the closures listed above):
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Monument Avenue between Main Street and Jefferson Street
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Monument Avenue between Webster Street and Patterson Boulevard
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First Street between Main Street and Patterson Boulevard
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Jefferson Street between Second Street and Monument Avenue
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Patterson Boulevard between Second Street and First Street
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St. Clair Street between Second Street and First Street
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Harries Street between Second Street and First Street
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Webster Street between Herman Avenue and Keowee Street (local traffic only during show)
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the top of the exit ramp for South I-75 at Route 4 will be closed to Webster Street
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the top of the exit ramp for North I-75 at Route 4 will be closed to Webster Street
More information on the Lights in Flight festival and fireworks show is available here.
For more downtown news and events, visit www.downtowndayton.org.