BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) is warning drivers of commercial vehicle restrictions and road closures going into effect for Baltimore’s New Year’s Eve Spectacular at the Inner Harbor.
In preparation for the event, commercial vehicle restrictions will go into effect Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 3 a.m. Thursday. Commercial vehicles will not be allowed in the downtown/Inner Harbor areas of the city except for local deliveries, according to officials. However, tanker trailers will not be allowed downtown, including for local deliveries. This commercial vehicle restriction excludes cabs, buses and other mass transportation vehicles.
The following streets will be affected by the commercial vehicle restrictions:
- Fayette Street from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to President Street (no commercial vehicles will be allowed to travel on or south of Fayette Street)
- President Street from Aliceanna Street to Fayette Street (no commercial vehicles will be allowed to travel on or west of President Street)
- Light Street from Pratt Street to Key Highway
- Key Highway from Light Street to McComas Street
- Hanover Street from McComas Street to Montgomery Street (no commercial vehicles will be allowed on or north of McComas Street, including Hanover Street)
- Pratt Street and Lombard Street from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to President Street
The following streets will be closed from 6 p.m. on Dec. 31 until 3 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026:
- Pratt Street will be closed at Charles Street – Pratt Street traffic will be detoured north on Charles Street to continue east on Baltimore Street.
- Lombard Street will be closed at President Street – Lombard Street traffic will be detoured north on President Street to continue west on Fayette Street.
- Light Street will be closed at Lee Street – Light Street and Key Highway traffic will be detoured west onto Lee Street to continue north on Charles Street.
- Southbound Light Street will close at Lombard Street – Southbound Light Street traffic will be detoured west onto Lombard Street to continue south on Sharp Street.
- Eastbound Conway Street closed at I-395 – Northbound I-395 traffic at Conway Street will be detoured north onto Howard Street. No access will be allowed onto eastbound Conway Street.
The following parking restrictions will go into effect from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 3 a.m. Thursday:
- East side of Light Street from Lee to E. Conway Streets
- Gay Street from E. Pratt to E. Fayette Streets
- Calvert Street from E. Pratt to E. Fayette Streets
- Baltimore Street from S. Charles to S. Gay Streets
- South side of Key Highway from Light to William Streets
- West side of Charles Street from Pratt to Fayette Streets
People attending the event are strongly encouraged to use public transportation because of the large number of people expected downtown…