Officials on both sides of the Ohio River are gearing up for the region's Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks Sunday.

The event draws thousands every year to the banks of the Ohio River. With all of those people come special traffic closures and rules about what you can and can't bring.

Attendees can begin setting up tarps or blankets along the river at 3 p.m. Sunday. Officials say anything set up before that time will be removed. You can't use duct tape or objects like stones to secure the tent, but lighter tape like masking tape is OK.

Bridge closures

The Purple People Bridge between Newport and Cincinnati will be closed to pedestrians and cyclists Sunday starting at 8 a.m. as crews prepare the fireworks displays. It will reopen at 2 a.m. Sept. 1.

The Roebling, Taylor Southgate, and C

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