Residents will be navigating street closures and parking restrictions around Grant Park for more than a month this summer.
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace climbs into a race car after driving through Grant Park after Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the city will host a street race next year.
During the event, on July 1 and 2, DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed from Grant and Millennium parks south to Soldier Field. South Michigan Avenue will close south of the Art Institute, and Roosevelt Road will also close along the edges of the park. Most of the roads through the park will remain closed.
The closures include streets and the sidewalk in front of Buckingham Fountain, but the corners of the fountain site will remain open to provide access, city officials said. There will be free activities related to the NASCAR event on Butler Field in Grant Park, accessible without a ticket to the event.
The two-day event is expected to draw 50,000 people per day to the city’s downtown park. Monday, a NASCAR representative said tickets had been purchased in 48 states and 12 countries.
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