BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland state transportation officials are warning drivers to expect delays in Baltimore as the Grand Prix of Baltimore gets under way this weekend.

Significant road closures are scheduled to begin Thursday evening. The northbound Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit to Russell Street will close at 1:30 p.m. And Light Street between Key Highway and Pratt Street, and Howard Street between Lombard and Pratt streets will close at 7:30 p.m.

The Charm City Circulator bus will also relocate all Orange Route stops from Pratt Street to Baltimore Street beginning Thursday morning.

The Grand Prix, now in its second year, runs from Friday through Sunday.

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