In other words, downtown is going to be a huge mess this weekend.

Here are the Capital Area Transit detours for downtown for the weekend of May 2nd and 3rd.

DETOURS
Friday, 5/1/09 – Sunday 5/3/09
4th Annual World Beer Tasting Festival

Street Closure - 200 Block of East Martin St. between Blount and Person St. and the 200 block of South Person St. between Martin and Hargett Streets. These streets will be closed from 9:00 am 5/1/09 until 5:00 pm 5/03/09.

#5 # 22 #32- Biltmore Hills, State Street, Sanderford Rd.

O/B – From MSS, take Blount St., LEFT on Davie St., LEFT on Person St., RIGHT on Martin St., resume route.
I/B – None.

#18 #35 – Worthdale, Poole Road

O/B – From MSS, take Blount St., LEFT on Davie St., LEFT on Person St., RIGHT on Martin St., resume route.
I/B – From Hargett St., LEFT on East St., RIGHT on Davie St., RIGHT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS.

#13 – Chavis Heights

O/B – From MSS, take Blount St., LEFT on Davie St., LEFT on Person St., RIGHT on Martin St., resume route.
I/B – From Person St., LEFT on Davie St., RIGHT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS.

R-LINE – After 6:30 pm, you will not be able to do the alternate evening route down Martin St. to Person St., so stay straight on Wilmington St. You will be able to make the other evening alternate route down by Harrington St.

DETOURS
Saturday, 5/2/09
2009 AIDS Fundraising Awareness Walk/Ride
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Street Closure – The walkers will enter on Wilmington St. from Halifax Mall, proceed north and loop around the Archdale Bldg. onto Salisbury St., proceed south on Salisbury , turn left on Morgan St., left on Person St., proceed north on Person St., and the 1 mile participants will turn left on Lane St. and return back to Halifax Mall. The 3 mile walkers will continue north on Person St., turn left onto Peace St., left onto Blount St., right on Edenton St., right on Wilmington St. back to Halifax Mall.

#1 Capital Blvd.
O/B – From MSS, LEFT on Hargett St., RIGHT on McDowell St. which becomes Capital Blvd, resume route.
I/B – Take Capital Blvd. straight to downtown which it becomes Dawson St., Left on Martin St. to MSS.

#2 Falls of Neuse
O/B – From MSS, LEFT on Hargett St., RIGHT on McDowell St., LEFT on Edenton St., resume route.
I/B – From Morgan St., RIGHT onto Dawson St., LEFT onto Martin St. to MSS.

#3 Glascock
O/B – From MSS, RIGHT on Hargett St., RIGHT on Blount, LEFT on Davie St., LEFT on East St., LEFT on Franklin St., RIGHT on Person St., RIGHT on Glascock St., resume route.
I/B – From Bennett St., LEFT on Glascock St., RIGHT on Raleigh Blvd., RIGHT on New Bern Ave., LEFT on East St., RIGHT on Davie St., RIGHT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS.

#4 Rex Hospital
O/B – From MSS, LEFT on Hargett St., RIGHT on McDowell St., LEFT on Edenton St., resume route.
I/B – From Morgan St., RIGHT onto Dawson St., LEFT onto Martin St. to MSS.


#6 Crabtree Valley
O/B – From MSS, LEFT on Hargett St., RIGHT on McDowell St., LEFT on Edenton St., resume route.
I/B – From Morgan St., RIGHT onto Dawson St., LEFT onto Martin St. to MSS.

#10 Longview
O/B – From MSS, RIGHT on Hargett St., RIGHT on Blount St., LEFT on Davie St., LEFT on East St., resume route.
I/B – From Lane St., LEFT on East St., RIGHT on Davie St., RIGHT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St., to MSS.

#12 Method
O/B – From MSS, straight on Hargett St., RIGHT on McDowell St., LEFT on Edenton St., RIGHT on St. Mary’s St., LEFT onto Peace St., resume route.
I/B – From Peace St., RIGHT on St. Mary’s St., LEFT on Morgan St., RIGHT on Dawson St., LEFT on Martin St. to MSS.

#15 Wake Medical
O/B – From MSS, RIGHT on Hargett St., RIGHT on Blount St., LEFT on Davie St., LEFT on East St., RIGHT on New Bern Avenue, resume route.
I/B – From Edenton St., LEFT on East St., RIGHT on Davie St., RIGHT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS.

#16 Oberlin Road
O/B – From MSS, LEFT on Hargett St., RIGHT on McDowell St., LEFT on Edenton St., resume route.
I/B – From Morgan St., RIGHT onto Dawson St., LEFT onto Martin St. to MSS.

R-LINE – At 3:00 pm,detour from RCC will be RIGHT on Lenoir St., RIGHT on McDowell St., LEFT on Edenton St., RIGHT on Harrington St., LEFT on West St., resume regular route back to RCC. This should only last until 4:00 pm.

DETOURS
Saturday, 5/2/09
Annual Community Appreciation Festival
6:00 am – 4:00 pm

Street Closure - 300 Block and 400 Block of East Hargett St., between Person St. and South East St. The 100 block of S. Bloodworth St. from Morson to Hargett St., and the 200 block of S. Bloodworth St., Martin St., to Hargett St.

#35 Poole Road
O/B – From MSS, take Blount, LEFT on Davie St., LEFT on Person St., RIGHT on Martin St., resume route.
I/B – From Hargett St., Left on East Street, Right on Martin St., to MSS.

DETOURS
Saturday, 5/2/09
Fallen Firefighters Parade
8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Street Closure - The assembly area will be in the 700-900 blocks of Hillsborough St. and the 100-500 blocks of St. Mary’s St. At 10:00 am, the parade route will start on Hillsborough St. to Dawson St. Left on Dawson St. and proceeding south to Nash Square, left onto Martin St. and circle Nash Square park back to Hargett St. where the parade will end. Festivities will keep Hargett St. closed until 4:00 pm.

#2 Falls of Neuse
O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Glenwood Ave., resume route.
I/B – From Glenwood Ave., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Salisbury St., LEFT on Martin St., to MSS.

#4 Rex Hospital
O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., to Clark Avenue, from Clark Ave., LEFT on Enterprise St., RIGHT on Hillsborough St., resume route.
I/B – From Morgan St., RIGHT onto Harrington St., LEFT onto Davie St., LEFT on Wilmington St., RIGHT on Martin St. to MSS.

#6 Crabtree Valley
O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Glenwood Ave., resume route.
I/B – From Glenwood Ave., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on Salisbury St., LEFT on Martin St., to MSS.

#8 Northclift
O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on St. Mary’s St., resume route.
I/B – From St. Mary’s St., LEFT on Peace St., RIGHT on West St., LEFT on Jones St., resume regular route to MSS.

#11 Avent Ferry
O/B – From MSS take yellow zone out onto Blount St., take Blount St., RIGHT on Lenoir St., resume route.
I/B – None.

#16 Oberlin Road
O/B – From Wilmington St., LEFT on Peace St., resume route.
I/B – From Peace St., RIGHT on Salisbury St., LEFT on Martin St. to MSS.

R-Line – At 10:00 am, the parade will begin, from Glenwood Ave., LEFT on Jones St., RIGHT on Salisbury St., back to RCC. If Jones St. turn is too hard to make, from West St., stay straight down West St., LEFT on Jones St., RIGHT on Salisbury St. back to RCC.