Road closures, SEPTA detours in place ahead of Harris rally at the Art Museum

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Vice President Kamala Harris gives a speech during a campaign rally at The Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center, in Philadelphia, October 27, 2024.
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Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, the Harris-Walz campaign will host a rally in Philadelphia tonight. As a result, multiple road closures and parking restrictions will be implemented in the area.

The following road closures are in place until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5:

  • 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

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    Jack Tomczuk

The following road closures are in place until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5:

  • Eakins Oval between Kelly Drive and Spring Garden Street
  • 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 parking restrictions are also in place:

  • Pennsylvania Avenue between 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue (south side of the street)

  • 22nd Street between Winter Street and Spring Garden Street (both sides of the 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 implemented as the conditions dictate.

As a result, SEPTA bus routes will be temporarily detoured from their normal routes. SEPTA will post detours, and specific route changes are available on the System Status Page online at septa.org. SEPTA Customer Service can be reached at 215-580-7800 and directly on X (formerly Twitter) @septa_social.