If you must drive around downtown Long Beach next week, you’ll need some help navigating the area.
Driving around downtown Long Beach next weekend will be reserved for the professionals.The city will begin closing streets on Wednesday, April 12, as officials make final preparations for the 2023 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Whether you’re attending the Grand Prix or just have other plans downtown, you’ll need help navigating the area — though race officials urge folks to take public transportation instead.The first Grand Prix street closures are:7 a.m.: Westbound Shoreline Drive, the Queensway Bridge’s northbound off‐ramp and its southbound on‐ramp from Shoreline Drive, and Aquarium Way.
Folks who want to park at Shoreline Village or use valet parking at waterfront restaurants via Pine Avenue should exit to the east through the Marina Green parking lot and follow the directional signage, the city said.The list of street closures won’t expand on Thursday — but it will on Day 1 of the Grand Prix.Each day during the Grand Prix, for example, southbound Pine Avenue will close to all traffic from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., as will the interior streets of The Pike north of Shoreline Drive.
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