Wilkins Wise Road will close at 8:40 p.m. today, according to a press release from the Columbus Police Department.
On-site spectators at Fireworks on the Water, the annual Fourth of July fireworks show, must be in place before that time. At the end of the program, both lanes of Wilkins Wise Road will be made one-way exits for traffic out of the Columbus Lock and Dam.
Police will be set up at key intersections to direct traffic.
The event is from 5-10 p.m., with the fireworks scheduled to begin at dark.
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