Expect heavy traffic in uptown Charlotte on Friday during Speed Street

If you are traveling in uptown Friday, expect traffic delays due to several street closures for Speed Street, which continues through Saturday. The following streets are closed:

▪ Tryon Street, from Stonewall to Trade streets.

▪ Parts of Brevard Street.

▪ Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Third Street and Fourth Street near Tryon.

To ease traffic, Lynx trains will run every 10 minutes on Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday. That’s up from every 20 minutes during off-peak times.

Some bus routes will be affected by street closures. Check ridetransit.org for details.

This story was originally published May 22, 2015 at 7:55 AM with the headline "Expect heavy traffic in uptown Charlotte on Friday during Speed Street."