Grand Prix area closings move to Charles. Pratt
The next step in the series of road closings in the area of the Labor Day weekend's Grand PPrix race will come next week on Charles and Pratt streets.
The Baltimore Department of Transportation said Charles will be closed between Conway and Pratt streets sttarting at 5 a.m. Monday for roadway construction. The work is expected to continue for about two weeks, during which left turns from Pratt onto Charles will be prohibited.
Meanwhile, two lanes of Pratt Street will be closed between Hopkins Place and Calvert Strreet for the next two weeks. Those closings, which had been suspended this week, will resume at 6 a.m. Monday.
The department warned that motorists can expect delays.
Drivers have been coping with many delays in the section of downtown between Camden Yards and the Inner Harbor over the last few months as the city and BGE have rushed to complete projects in advance of the Indy car race.
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"Drivers have been coping with many delays in the section of downtown between Camden Yards and the Inner Harbor over the last few months"
Last few months? Yes, the last few months and about 6 months last year as well. Dumb city planners closing vital routes through the city all at the same time (light/pratt/conway/charles at one point) with no real notice and no real way for people from the south to get to work in under an hour.
I pray for rain during the race weekend, thunderstorms, lightning, and a hurricain. The city official that thought screwing all of us commuters over can go jump off the Key Bridge with a 100 pound brick tied to their feet.
Posted by: Phillip | June 24, 2011 1:04 PM