Where and when to expect road closures this weekend for Preakness 2022 festivities

Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun
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The 147th Preakness Stakes will draw thousands to Baltimore this weekend, and that means road closures around Pimlico Race Course will abound.

Even with an extraordinarily hot race weekend in the forecast and with the drama lessened somewhat by the withdrawal of surprise Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike, throngs are expected in Park Heights.

Events kick off Friday with the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Preakness Live, which will feature performances by Megan Thee Stallion and Ms. Lauryn Hill. Saturday will bring InfieldFest, complete with sets from Marshmello and The Chainsmokers, and more than a dozen races, including the middle jewel in the Triple Crown, set to begin around 7 p.m.

According to Baltimore’s Department of Transportation, visiting motorists should park in commercial lots rather than in surrounding neighborhoods.

“All posted parking restrictions will be strictly enforced and vehicles parked in violation will be ticketed and towed,” reads a Thursday evening news release from the department.

Any vehicles towed during the event will be taken to Cylburn Avenue, just south of Northern Parkway. Drivers in Northwest Baltimore might experience delays and should be on the lookout for pedestrians, reads the news release.

Here’s where you won’t be able to drive this weekend — and when — according to DOT:

Friday, May 20, 2022, starting at 5:00 a.m. until Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 11:00 p.m.

  • Rogers Avenue – closed from Winner Avenue to W. Northern Parkway

  • Bland Avenue – closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue

  • Key Avenue – closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue

  • Woodcrest Avenue – closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue

  • Merville Avenue – closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue

  • Stuart Avenue – closed from W. Northern Parkway to Rogers Avenue

  • Rogers Avenue – one-way traffic westbound from Winner Avenue to Park Heights Avenue

  • Winner Avenue – one-way traffic northbound from Hayward Avenue to W. Northern Parkway

Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 5:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

  • Westbound Northern Parkway – right lane closure from Falls Road to W. Rogers Avenue

Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.

  • The southbound Jones Falls Expressway exit ramp to eastbound W. Northern Parkway will be closed. Motorists will be redirected to the Cold Spring Lane exits.

  • Cylburn Avenue – closed from W. Northern Parkway to Greenspring Avenue

Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

  • Hayward Avenue – one-way traffic eastbound from Park Heights Avenue to Winner Avenue

Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.

  • The northbound and southbound Jones Falls Expressway exit ramps to westbound Northern Parkway will be closed. Motorists will be redirected to the Cold Spring Lane exits.

  • Pimlico Road – closed from W. Northern Parkway to Ken Oak Avenue