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Traffic steady among Dayton roads, highways as NATO assembly reconvenes today

The first electronic signboard greets drivers coming north on Main Street more than a mile south of downtown, and it’s followed by others warning them of street closures and detours. Large concrete K-rails stretch across Main Street just north of the RTA hub, ensuring that no vehicle traffic gets through. But the block after block of 8-to-12-foot high metal fencing is the more visually arresting feature. The NATO security zone in the heart of downtown, a handful of blocks in each direction, was still a work in progress Wednesday morning, as vehicle traffic was blocked off but pedestrians still wandered through.

Credit: Nick Hrkman

Credit: Nick Hrkman

The first electronic signboard greets drivers coming north on Main Street more than a mile south of downtown, and it’s followed by others warning them of street closures and detours. Large concrete K-rails stretch across Main Street just north of the RTA hub, ensuring that no vehicle traffic gets through. But the block after block of 8-to-12-foot high metal fencing is the more visually arresting feature. The NATO security zone in the heart of downtown, a handful of blocks in each direction, was still a work in progress Wednesday morning, as vehicle traffic was blocked off but pedestrians still wandered through.
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Updated May 23, 2025
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Traffic is steady into Friday in downtown Dayton where road closures and detours continue as a result of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Traffic on the Ohio Department of Transportation traffic map as of 5:50 p.m. shows no major delays or backups on the streets of Dayton.

Multiple roads are closed downtown in the NATO Village restricted area with the security perimeter 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
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