Gay Street closed to cars and some sidewalks blocked through Aug. 31

Gay Street will be closed for over a week to allow crews to stage a crane to work on Embassy Suites and the Miller's Building next door. The Gay Street closure is in effect now through 6 p.m. Aug. 31. Traffic will be rerouted around the site and Market Street between Union and Clinch avenues will be

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Gay Street will be closed for over a week to allow crews to stage a crane to work on Embassy Suites and the Miller's Building next door.

The Gay Street closure is in effect now through 6 p.m. Aug. 31. Traffic will be rerouted around the site and Market Street between Union and Clinch avenues will be temporarily changed to one-way southbound.

Businesses will be open, but pedestrians will have to navigate through closures as well. These sidewalks will be closed:

• West side of Gay Street, between Union Avenue and the Embassy Suites entrance

• South sidewalks on Union Avenue, between Strong Alley and Gay Street

• Brief sidewalk closures on the north side of Union Avenue and west side of Gay Street

Traffic will be rerouted around Gay Street through Aug. 31, 2026.