Multiple Atlanta Streets Closed Near Fox Theatre for BET HIP-HOP AWARDS on Sunday, November 12th

ATLANTA, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- As the city of Atlanta prepares to host BET Networks' inaugural BET HIP-HOP AWARDS at the historic Fox Theatre on November 12, event organizers and city officials have announced a traffic management plan that involves street closures in the midtown Atlanta area and near Turner Field. The number of closures will gradually increase starting today through the actual made-for-television event on Sunday evening.

The following street closures will be in effect at various times until Midnight on Sunday, November 12th:

PONCE DE LEON * Closed: Ponce De Leon from Peachtree Street to West Peachtree Street; East and Westbound lanes; 8:00 am, Thursday, November 9th until Midnight, Sunday, November 12th; * Closed: Ponce De Leon from Juniper Street to Peachtree Street; East and Westbound lanes; 6 a.m. to Midnight on Sunday November 12th; * Closed: South curb lane of Ponce De Leon between West Peachtree Street and Spring Street; 6:00 am to Midnight on Sunday, November 12th; PEACHTREE STREET * Closed: Peachtree Street from 3rd Avenue to North Avenue; North and Southbound lanes; 4 a.m. to Midnight on Sunday, November 12th; * Closed: Peachtree Street between 4th Street and North Avenue; North and Southbound lanes; Noon to Midnight on Sunday, November 12th; 3RD STREET * Closed: 3rd Street between West Peachtree Street and Juniper Street; East and Westbound lanes; 8 a.m. to Midnight on Sunday, November 12th; WEST PEACHTREE STREET * Closed: Two (2) Northbound Lanes from North Avenue to 3rd Street; Noon to Midnight on Sunday, November 12th. RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY BOULEVARD (Near Turner Field) * Closed: Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard between Hank Aaron Drive and Pollard Boulevard; 8:00 pm on Sunday, November 12th until 3:00 a.m. on Monday, November 13th. The intersection of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and Hank Aaron Drive and the intersection of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and Pollard Boulevard will operate under police direction. About BET Networks

BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom, Inc. , is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 83 million households according to Nielsen media research, and can be seen in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of businesses extensions: BET.com, the Number 1 Internet portal for African Americans; BET Digital Networks - BET J, BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Mobile, a service venture into the lucrative world of ring tones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, an extension of BET network programming for global distribution.