Full Notification

Road closures in the downtown Athens area will begin at 6:00 AM on Fri., April 25, expand by Sat., April 26, and continue throughout the weekend for the Athens Twilight events. 

In addition, traffic around the downtown area will also be affected on Fri., April 25 by two Disney on Ice performances (11:00 AM & 7:00 PM) at the Akins Ford Arena and a pops concert performance by the Athens Symphony Orchestra in the Classic Center Theatre (8:00 PM).

E. Hancock Avenue will also be closed to eastbound traffic from 4:30-5:30 PM in front of the Courthouse parking deck, as usual each business day, to allow for deck traffic to exit.

Due to heavy traffic on Friday and Saturday, downtown visitors should allow plenty of time for travel and parking, use alternate routes for travel to downtown, consider other transportation options such as Athens-Clarke County Transit or rideshare, and look into alternative parking options due to limited availability in decks adjacent to the Classic Center.

Road closures will involve:

Fri., 6:00 AM
- College Avenue from E. Clayton Street to E. Washington Street (access to the College Avenue parking deck when spaces are available will be allowed from E. Clayton St.)
- E. Washington Street from N. Lumpkin Street to N. Jackson Street

Sat., 5:00 AM
North / South
- N. Lumpkin Street from E. Broad Street to E. Hancock Avenue
- College Avenue from E. Broad Street to E. Hancock Avenue (no deck access)
- N. Jackson Street from E. Broad Street to E. Hancock Avenue
- Wall Street
- N. Thomas Street from E. Broad Street to E. Hancock Avenue

East / West
- E. Clayton Street from N. Lumpkin Street to N. Thomas Street
- E. Washington Street from N. Lumpkin Street to N. Thomas Street

Roads will begin to re-open late evening on Sat. and continue to re-open through the morning and afternoon of Sun., April 27.