DES MOINES, Iowa —

The World Food and Music Festival gets underway in downtown Des Moines on Friday morning! Several downtown roads around Pappajohn Sculpture Park and the Downtown Des Moines Public Library will be closed throughout the festival, including the following:

Grand Avenue from 12th to 14th streets

Locust Street from 13th to 10th Street

12th Street from Grand Avenue to Locust Street

13th Street from Grand Avenue to Locust Street

Those closures will remain in place throughout the weekend.

Friday commute updates

On Friday morning, traffic is off to a calm start, and the Iowa Department of Transportation is not reporting any incidents or delays in Central Iowa.

Friday Des Moines Mobile Radar Locations

4300 block Ingersoll Avenue

4800 block Hickman Road

1600 block East U

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