Traffic continues to move downtown as Dayton welcomes NATO members

Crews install security barriers and fencing for NATO event in downtown Dayton Tuesday, May 20, 2025. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Crews install security barriers and fencing for NATO event in downtown Dayton Tuesday, May 20, 2025. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Traffic continued to flow in downtown Dayton Thursday afternoon as motorists navigated road closures and detours from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

There were no major traffic backups showing on the Ohio Department of Transportation traffic map as of noon.

A few streets outside of the NATO Village security were experiencing slow downs:

  • East Monument Street between Riverside Drive/South Patterson Boulevard and Webster Street
  • South Ludlow Street between West Second Street and West Fourth Street
  • South Patterson Boulevard between East First Street and East Second Street
  • Webster Street between East First Street and East Third Street

Multiple roads are closed downtown in the NATO Village restricted area. The security perimeter will be in place through Tuesday.

The security perimeter includes:

  • Southern border: Monument Avenue closed from Main Street to Riverside Drive
  • Northern border: Third Street closed between North Ludlow Street and North Jefferson Street

Dayton has sign boards with detours placed at:

  • North Main Street and West Riverview Drive
  • West Monument Street and Perry Street
  • Perry Street and West Fifth Street
  • West Fifth Street and South Main Street

At least one crash has been reported near the NATO Village.

Around 10:38 p.m. Wednesday a 2024 Mazda3 was traveling east on West Third Street when the car drove through the South Ludlow Street intersection and hit a concrete barrier, according to a Dayton police crash report.

The barrier was in place to close West Third Street for the NATO Village.

The driver, a 23-year-old woman, had possible injuries, according to the report.

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