Myrtle Beach road closures remain days after CCMF. When will tourist area reopen?

Days after the Carolina Country Music Fest brought in thousands of people to downtown Myrtle Beach, roadways on North Ocean Boulevard and around the former Pavilion site remain closed.

The City of Myrtle Beach said that it’s on schedule to clear up the area where CCMF took place by Wednesday.

Heavy machinery and workers have been on the site since the concerts ended Sunday night. Barricades remain along 9th Avenue, preventing vehicles and pedestrians from accessing certain areas.

Many of the road closures along North Ocean Boulevard are expected to reopen by 5 p.m. Wednesday, which is similar to past CCMF events, Myrtle Beach spokesperson Meredith Denari wrote in an email.

Remaining road closures on Ocean Boulevard, between Eighth and Ninth avenues North will be cleared by 5 p.m. Thursday, she wrote.

The eastbound lane closure on Ninth Avenue North, between Highway 17 Business and Ocean Boulevard, will clear at the same time as well.

Country music fans visiting Myrtle Beach for CCMF, which ran from June 5 through 8, experienced some strong thunderstorms and a muddy lot at the start of the event, but the weather later cleared up for the rest of the weekend.

In response, the city of Myrtle Beach dumped surplus mulch that its Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism Department had in stock at no cost to the taxpayer, Denari said.

“We recycle branches, brush, dead trees and other natural debris collected during routine cleanups annually across Myrtle Beach,” Denari wrote in an email. “That material is ground into mulch, allowing us to maintain a stockpile and saving taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars each year.”

Parks department staff were already scheduled to clean up the park. CCMF also pays the city a flat fee to offset cleanup costs for city staff, Denari said.

This story was originally published June 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM.