City of Detroit announces Phase 2 of road closures in advance of the 2024 NFL Draft
- Second phase of road closures to begin Monday, April 8
- City of Detroit and DDP working to ensure businesses and residents are aware of plans
- Know before you go – latest updates will be posted to visitdetroit.com
The City of Detroit announces the next phase of road closures in advance of this year’s NFL Draft will begin Monday, April 8. The event is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors and customers to downtown businesses.
Phase two closures will begin Monday, April 8th at 9am, and last until May 5 at 11:59pm and will encompass the roads around Campus Martius and the south side of the NFL Draft Theater space in the area formerly known as the Monroe Midway:
- Northbound Woodward Avenue from Congress Street to State Street
- Eastbound Cadillac Square from Woodward Avenue to Randolph Street
- Westbound Cadillac Square from Randolph Street to Bates Street
- Bates Street from Cadillac Square to East Congress Street
Phase one closures began Friday, March 29 and will last until May 7:
- Randolph Street between Monroe Street and Fort Street
- Monroe Street between Woodward Avenue and Randolph Street
- Farmer Street between Randolph and Bates (Garage access only)
- Bates Street (no through traffic)
Q-Line will continue to provide service to the Congress Street station through April 12.
Phases 1 & 2 of Public Street Closures for NFL Draft
Organizers have been meeting for weeks with business owners and residents in the impacted area to inform them of the closure and to answer any questions they may have. Details of later phases of closures, including E. Jefferson for the construction of the NFL Draft Experience at Hart Plaza, will be announced in advance of each phase.
All road closure updates will be posted on the NFL One Pass app, visitdetroit.com, detroitmi.gov, Google Maps and Waze. Fans are encouraged to register on the NFL One Pass app in advance to attend the NFL Draft, which is a free event.
In addition to the ongoing construction of the NFL Draft Theater, visitors can see other signs of the excitement building downtown, including NFL team banners on downtown light poles and electrical transformer boxes painted with the jerseys of Detroit sports legends from each of its professional sports teams.
The city also provided transportation updates to assist fans traveling downtown for the Draft, including vehicle parking information and details on alternate transportation options such as DDOT, RTA, SMART, Q-Line, People Mover, Rideshare, and other modes of fan transportation.