Major road closures and detours this weekend in Cleveland

[Editor's Note: The video below highlights the hectic weekend coming up in Cleveland.]

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The city of Cleveland is getting ready for abusy weekend of major downtown events.

That implies major road closures, parking limitations, and traffic adjustments associated with theUSS Cleveland commissioning ceremony and the University Hospitals Cleveland Marathon.

City officials said the USS Clevelandis scheduled to be commissioned on Saturday, May 16, at the North Coast Yard, representing what they refer to as the first instance of a U.S. Navy vessel being commissioned in Ohio.

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The three-day event starts on Saturday and runs through Sunday, May 17, throughout downtown and near the lake area.

Authorities stated that road closures will start early on Saturday morning, covering sections of St. Clair Avenue, Lakeside Avenue, and Superior Avenue.

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Further closures and ongoing restrictions will be in place on Sunday, impacting main roads from midnight until morning as runners pass through downtown, Ohio City, Tremont, and near Edgewater Park. Certain streets and the Shoreway will stay closed until later in the day.

City authorities asked drivers to anticipate traffic delays.

Street Closures: Saturday, May 16, 2026

The following roads will be closed between 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.:

  • St. Clair Avenue:From East 12th Street to West 9th Street
  • West 9th Street:From St. Clair Street to Lakeside Street
  • Lakeside Avenue:From West 6th Avenue to West 3rd Avenue
  • West 3rd Street:From Lakeside Avenue to Erieside Avenue
  • East 9th Street:From Erie Street to Euclid Avenue
  • East 12th Street:From St. Clair Street to Euclid Street
  • Euclid Avenue:From East 9th Street to East 22nd Street
  • Superior Avenue:From West 6th Street to East 23rd Street
  • East 17th Street:From Main Street to East 105th Street
  • East 18th Street:From Main Street to East 105th Street
  • East 21st Street:From Main Street to East 105th Street
  • East 22nd Street:From Main Street to East 105th Street

Street Closures: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Starting at midnight:

  • St. Clair Avenue:From East 6th Street to Ontario Street; until 3:00 PM

Starting at 6 a.m.:

  • St. Clair Avenue:From East 6th Street to West 9th Street; until 3:00 PM
  • West 9th Street:From St. Clair Street to Superior Street; until 3:00 PM
  • Superior Avenue:From West 9th Street to East 18th Street; until 7:30 AM
  • East 9th Street: From Superior Road to Euclid Road; until 7:30 a.m.
  • Euclid Avenue:From East 9th Street up to East 22nd Street; until 7:30 a.m.
  • East 22nd Street:From Euclid Avenue to Payne Avenue; until 8:00 AM
  • Payne Avenue:From East 22nd Street to East 18th Street; until 8:00 AM
  • East 13th Street:From Payne Street to Chester Street; until 8 a.m.
  • Chester Avenue:From East 13th Street to East 12th Street; until 8 AM
  • East 12th Street:From Chester Avenue to Superior Avenue; until 8:00 AM
  • East 18th Street:From Superior Street to Lakeside Street; until 8 a.m.
  • Lakeside Avenue:From East 18th Street to West 3rd Street; until 8:30 AM
  • East 9th Street:From Lakeside Avenue to Erieside Avenue; until 8:30 AM
  • Erieside Avenue:From East 9th Street to West 3rd Street; until 8:30 AM
  • West 3rd Street:From Erieside Avenue to Lakeside Avenue; until 9:00 AM
  • West 9th Street:From Lakeside Avenue to Front Avenue; until 9:00 AM
  • Old River Road:From Front Avenue to Carter Road; until 9 AM
  • Scranton Road:From Carter Road to Starkweather Avenue; until 9:30 AM
  • West 14th Street:From Kenilworth Street to Buhrer Street; until 9:30 AM
  • Buhrer Avenue:From West 14th Street to West 11th Street; until 9:30 AM
  • West 11th Street:From Buhrer Street to Clark Street; until 9:30 a.m.
  • Clark Avenue:From West 11th Avenue to West 14th Avenue; until 9:30 a.m.
  • Kenilworth Avenue:From West 14th Street to West 11th Street; until 9:30 AM
  • West 11th Street:From Kenilworth Avenue to Starkweather Avenue; until 9:45 AM
  • Starkweather Avenue:From Scranton Road to Jefferson Avenue; until 9:45 AM
  • Jefferson Avenue:From Starkweather Avenue to Professor Avenue; until 9:45 AM
  • Professor Avenue:From Jefferson Avenue to Fairfield Avenue; until 9:45 AM
  • Fairfield Avenue:From Professor Street to West 11th Street; until 9:45 a.m.
  • Abbey Avenue: From West 11th Street to West 19th Street; until 10:00 AM
  • Lorain Avenue/Carnegie Bridge:From West 20th Street to Ontario Avenue; until 10:30 AM
  • Ontario Avenue:From Carnegie Avenue to Huron Road; until 10:30 AM
  • West Huron Road:From Ontario Street to Superior Street; until 10:30 a.m.
  • Detroit Avenue:From Main Street to River Drive; until 2 p.m.
  • Edgewater Drive:From West Boulevard to West 115th Street; until 1:00 PM
  • West 115th Street:From Edgewater Drive to Lake Avenue; until 1:00 PM
  • Lake Avenue:From West 117th Street to West Shoreway Drive (entry); until 1:30 p.m.
  • Lake Avenue:From Detroit Avenue to West Boulevard; up until 11:15 a.m.
  • Clifton Boulevard:From Lake Avenue to Edgewater Drive; until 1:00 PM
  • West Boulevard:From Clifton Boulevard to Edgewater Drive; until 1:00 PM

Starting at 2 a.m.:

  • Shoreway:From 55th East Street to West Boulevard; until 3:00 PM

The following streets will not have any parking restrictions:

  • East 9th Street:Euclid Avenue to Bolivar Road
  • East 4th Street:From Huron Road to Prospect Avenue
  • East 2nd Street:From Main Street to Prospect Avenue
  • Prospect Avenue:From Ontario Street to East 9th Street
  • Bolivar Road:From East 7th Street to Prospect Avenue
  • Huron Road:From East 9th Street to Ontario Street
  • Sumner Avenue:From East 9th Street to East 14th Street
  • Erie Court:From East 9th Street to East 14th Street
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