Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Several Hundred MNPD Officers Will be On-Duty to Enhance Safety for Nashville's New Year's Eve Celebration

Nashville, Tennessee - Several hundred Metro police officers will be assigned to the downtown and Bicentennial Mall areas on December 31 to enhance safety and provide traffic direction for the tens of thousands of persons attending the Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville celebration.

Street closures around the Bicentennial Mall include:

Harrison Street, from 4th Avenue to Rosa L. Parks Boulevard
5th, 6th, and 7th Avenues from James Robertson Parkway to Jefferson Street
Junior Gilliam Way from 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue

There will be a dedicated drop off/loading zone for cabs, hotel shuttles, personal vehicles, etc., in the northbound right lane of Rosa L. Parks Boulevard from 10th Circle North to Farmers Market Drive. Uber/Lyft drivers will also be permitted to drop off/pick up riders on James Robertson Parkway between 4th and 5th Avenues and Rosa L. Parks Boulevard at James Robertson Parkway adjacent to Capitol Hill.

Those attending the Music City Midnight celebration are urged to be aware of their surroundings and report anything suspicious to one of the numerous police officers who will be on posts and roving in the downtown/Bicentennial Mall area. The enhanced police presence will be in effect from 4 p.m. New Year’s Eve through well into the early morning hours of New Year’s Day.

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