The city of Philadelphia instituted some road and lane closures near the National Constitution Center ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Streets will be closed from Arch to Market streets between 4th and 7th streets in the Center City area in the lead-up to the event.
Additionally, the 6th Street eastbound exit of I-676 will be closed as will the highway eastbound lanes for the Ben Franklin Bridge into New Jersey after rush hour on Tuesday. While car and pedestrian traffic will be allowed on 4th and Market streets, Arch and Race streets will remain closed for the entirety of the event, though employees who work within the restricted area can gain access through 7th and Arch street by presenting identification.
Many of the closures went into effect on Saturday and will not be lifted until Wednesday. C that have been closed are enforced with multiple layers of barricaded metal fence that run the length of the roads, broken by checkpoints where PPD and Secret Service members are stationed. Additionally, towing notices announcing “Temporary Police Regulation,” and “No Stopping” ordinances have been attached to various telephone poles all around the downtown area with specifications for street specific regulation on them.