It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like CMAs – Street Closings Alert

Downtown Nashville drivers should start planning their alternate routes as preparations for the upcoming CMA Awards begin and street closings start happening beginning next Monday. Production setup for the ceremonies will require several street closings around the Demonbreun area. The 47^th Annual CMA Awards will air live from the Bridgestone Arena at 7 p.m. CT Nov. 6.
Monday, Oct. 28
Beginning at 6:00 AM/CT, the Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will close between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South.
Friday, Nov. 1
At 6:00 AM/CT, Fifth Avenue South will close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway. The right lane between the Hilton driveway and Broadway will remain open for northbound traffic only.
Saturday, Nov. 2
At 6:00 AM/CT, Sixth Avenue South will close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway.
Sunday, Nov. 3 
At 6:00 AM/CT, Demonbreun Street will close between Fifth and Sixth Avenues South.
Monday, Nov. 4
At 9:00 AM/CT, Fifth Avenue South will completely close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway.
Wednesday, Nov. 6
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Sixth Avenue South will close between Korean Veterans Blvd. and Demonbreun Street.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Fifth Avenue South will close between Korean Veterans Blvd. and Demonbreun Street.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Demonbreun Street will close between Fifth and Fourth Avenues South.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, the Fourth Avenue Southbound curb lane (West) will close between Broadway and Demonbreun Street.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Demonbreun Street will close between Eighth and Sixth Avenues South.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, Seventh Avenue South will close between Demonbreun Street and Broadway.
-At 6:00 AM/CT, McGavock Pike will close between Eighth and Seventh Avenues South.
Saturday, Nov. 9
At 8:00 AM/CT, the Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will close between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South.
Sunday, Nov. 10
At 8:00 AM/CT, the Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will close again between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South.
The Northside lane of Demonbreun Street will re-open between Fourth and Fifth Avenues South no later than 6:00 PM/CT on each day  it is closed. Fourth Avenue South will re-open between Broadway and Demonbreun Street no later than 10:00 PM/CT on Wednesday, Nov. 6. All other roads will re-open no later than 4:00 AM/CT on Thursday, Nov. 7; except Fifth Avenue South, which will re-open between Demonbreun Street and Broadway no later than5:00 PM/CT on that day. In addition, Sixth Avenue South between Demonbreun Street and Broadway, and Demonbreun Street between Sixth and Fifth Avenues South will re-open no later than 6:00 AM/CT on Saturday, Nov. 9.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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