Louisville police release road closures near Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby week

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Metro Police released expected road closures around Churchill Downs for the upcoming Kentucky Derby.

LMPD expects as many of 150,000 people to attend the races at Churchill Downs on Saturday, while more than 60,000 people are expected to attend Thursday and 120,000 on Friday.

**Road closed and no stopping from Wednesday, May 3 through Saturday, May 6**
Street
4th Street	from	Heywood Avenue	to	Oakdale Avenue
Oakdale Avenue	from	4th Street	to	alley at Churchill Downs' backside gate

**Restricted traffic and non stopping from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3 through Saturday, May 6**
Central Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Floyd Street	Permitted vehicles only
9th Street	from	Central Avenue	to	Heywood Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
North Alley of Central Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Rodman Street	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Burton Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Rodman Street	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Lillian Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Rodman Street	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Rodman Street	from	Central Avenue	to	Lillian Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
6th Street	from	Central Avenue	to	Heywood Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
5th Street	from	Central Avenue	to	Heywood Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
4th Street	from	Central Avenue	to	Heywood Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
3rd Street	from	Central Avenue	to	Brook Street	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
3rd Stret	from	Central Avenue	to	Central Station	Permitted vehicles only
Oakdale Avenue	from	3rd Street / Southern Parkway	to	alley at Churchill Downs' backside gate	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
West Alley south of Brown Lot	from	3rd Street / Southern Parkway	to	4th Street	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
4th Street	from	West Alley	to	Longfield Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Longfield Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	4th Street	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Queen Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Warren Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Thornberry Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Warren Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Homeview Drive	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Churchill Downs entrance	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Racine Drive	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Churchill Downs entrance	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Wizard Avenue	from	Longfield Avenue	to	Queen Avenue	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only
Warren Avenue	from	Thornberry Avenue	to	Homeview Drive	Residents, guests or permitted vehicles only

**No stopping from Wednesday May 3 through Saturday, May 6**
Winkler Avenue	from	Algonquin Parkway	to	3rd Street
3rd Street	from	Brook Street	to	Cardinal Boulevard
3rd Street	from	Central Station	to	Southern Heights
Southern Parkway	from	3rd Street	to	Southern Heights
Winn Avenue	from	4th Street	to	Southern Parkway
5th Street	from	Longfield Avenue	to	Florence Avenue
Kenton Avenue	from	5th Street	to	Southern Parkway
Evelyn Avenue	from	5th Street	to	Southern Parkway
Fairmont Avenue	from	5th Street	to	Southern Parkway
Whitney Avenue	from	5th Street	to	Southern Parkway
Lansing Avenue	from	5th Street	to	Southern Parkway
Taylor Boulevard	from	Ashland Avenue	to	Algonquin Parkway
Arcade Avenue	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	7th Street
Dearcy Avenue	from	Longfield Avenue	to	Queen Avenue
Bohannon Avenue	from	Racine Drive	to	Queen Avenue
Homeview Drive	from	Taylor Boulevard	to	Churchill Downs entrance