The Astoria Police Department is issuing a reminder that the Astoria Regatta Association Grand Land Parade begins at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday August 13th 2011. Traffic will be disrupted through the downtown core beginning at about 8:00 A.M.
At 8:00 A.M. Exchange Street will be closed between 23rd and 16th. The Hospital, it’s urgent care and the Park Medical Building will be accessible from Marine Drive at 20th, 21st, and 23rd.
Exchange and Duane between 17th and 9th will have no on street parking on Saturday until the parade ends. The no parking areas will be signed and any vehicle parked at those locations will be removed by a tow truck. The owner will be responsible for the tow fees.
At about 10:00 a.m. all streets that travel north or south (the number streets) will be closed between Commercial Street and Franklin Street between 17th and 8th.
These traffic disruptions will last until the parade had ended and the street has been swept.
Highway 30 will remain unaffected by the parade this year. Traffic needing to get to or from the South slope of Astoria should use unaffected, alternate routes.
Sergeant Eric Halverson said, “We appreciate the community’s patience in dealing with the traffic disruptions that occur during the parade each year. We hope that the new route will limit some of those disruptions and make the parade more accessible to those who wish to see it.”
Astoria Police can also be found at www.facebook.com/AstoriaPolice and on Twitter @AstoriaPD
(photo courtesy The Daily Astorian)
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