Downtown Route: Weekend Road Closures for July 17th Through July 19, 2026

Hey Retrievers,

We want to give our campus community and valued riders a heads-up about a service impact to the Downtown Route this weekend.

The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT) would like to advise motorists of the temporary road closures and traffic modifications for the following activities this weekend. Please download the Waze.com app for live detour navigation.  All activities are weather permitting and DOT is not responsible for providing status updates.

Traffic Modifications for the Morgan Wallen Concerts at M&T Bank Stadium

This Friday and Saturday, traffic modifications will be in effect for the Morgan Wallen concerts being held at M&T Bank Stadium.

In preparation for the events, the following road and lane closures will be in effect on Friday, July 17th and Saturday, July 18, 2026, starting at approximately 12:30 p.m. each day:

• The northbound Russell Street Service Drive alongside M&T Bank Stadium will be closed between West and Hamburg Streets prior to and during the events.
• The Hamburg Street Bridge will be temporarily closed between Leadenhall and Paca Streets for event ingress. Once the concerts begin, the closures will be removed until just before the end of the events.
• The Ostend Street Bridge will be temporarily closed between Sharp and Warner Streets for concert ingress. Once the concerts begin, the closures will be removed until just before the end of the events.
• A special traffic pattern will be temporarily installed along Warner Street between the Ostend Street Bridge and Stockholm Street for event ingress and railroad crossings.
• Special traffic patterns will be installed along Warner Street, Alluvion Street, Worcester Street, and Bayard Street for egress near the end of the concerts.
• Hamburg Street will be closed between Hanover and Charles Streets near the end of the concerts.
• No southbound travel will be permitted along Hanover Street between Henrietta and Hamburg Streets near the end of the concerts. All traffic will be diverted onto Henrietta Street for east or westbound travel. 

Special traffic pattern along Warner Street: Due to construction, Warner Street is closed between Worcester and W. Ostend Streets.  To assist with event traffic, a special traffic pattern will be implemented along Warner Street for fans entering and leaving the stadium.  Also, a one-way ingress (northbound) and egress (southbound) lane will be implemented on Warner Street, along with a pedestrian walkway.

If you have any questions or need further asisstance, please call the Transit office at 410.455.2454.

Safe Travels ~ Your Transit Team