Harris-Walz Campaign Event Impacting Traffic Near Philly Art Museum

PHILADELPHIA — An event for the Harris-Walz campaign is planned on Monday outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the event is forcing road closures and parking restrictions.

Drivers should avoid the area, use alternate routes, and allow for extra driving time in areas near the event. Those driving should also refrain from double-parking, which creates congestion, limits traffic flow, and is illegal.

Eakins Oval between Kelly Drive and Spring Garden Street is closed now through 8 p.m. on Tuesday

The following streets will be closed from 8 a.m. on Saturday to 8 p.m. on Tuesday:

• Kelly Drive (inbound) from 25th Street to Benjamin Franklin Parkway
• Spring Garden Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Kelly Drive
• Benjamin Franklin Parkway (inner and outer lanes) between 22nd Street and 24th Street

The following streets will be closed from 5 a.m. on Monday to about 8 a.m. on Tuesday:

• The entire width of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, beginning at 18th Street and extending west through Eakins Oval to 25th Street
• 19th Street between Arch Street and Callowhill Street
• 20th Street between Arch Street and Vine Street
• 21st Street between Winter Street and Hamilton Street
• 22nd Street between Winter Street and Spring Garden Street
• 23rd Street between the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Pennsylvania Avenue
• Spring Garden Street Tunnel
• Spring Garden Street Bridge
• Kelly Drive between Fairmount Avenue and Eakins Oval
• Martin Luther King Jr. Drive between the Falls Bridge and Eakins Oval
• I-676 westbound off-ramp at 22nd Street
• Note: I-676 eastbound off-ramp at 23rd Street will remain open.

Short duration, intermittent closures of the 2200, 2400, and 2400 blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue are expected at times on Monday for movement of equipment and resources.

Drivers are advised to utilize caution in the area and obey instructions from the Philadelphia Police Department.

Parking restrictions will be in place on the following streets:

• Pennsylvania Avenue between 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue (south side of street)
• Winter Street between 20th and 22nd Streets (both sides of street)
• 22nd Street between Winter Street and Spring Garden Street (both sides of street)
• Park Towne Place, between 22nd Street and 24th Street (both sides of street)
• Spring Garden Street between 22nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
• Race Street, between 19th Street and 20th Street

Additional road closures and parking restrictions may be necessary in the vicinity of the event venue, as dictated by conditions.

Residents and visitors should always obey posted signs and instructions from the Philadelphia Police Department.

Patch has reached out to the Harris campaign for more information on the event and will update the story when additional details are made available.