City Of Batavia: BHS Homecoming Parade Traffic Alert

Batavia IL

17 September, 2021

11:10 AM

Description

Press release from the City of Batavia: September 16, 2021 The Batavia High School Homecoming Parade will take place on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 @ 4:40 PM. Temporary road closures will be in place until 6:15 PM with significant traffic delays on Wilson Street and Main Street west of Route 31. There is a new parade route this year that will help to alleviate road closures throughout downtown Batavia. Spectators are welcome to watch along sidewalks and grassy areas. Traffic will be detoured on W. Wilson Street and on Main Street west of Route 31 (Batavia Avenue) as both W. Wilson Street and Main Street will be subject to temporary road closures. This event will have a significant impact on vehicle traffic along all roads that intersect the parade route. Parade units will begin staging between 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM at the Batavia High School Wilson Street Lot. The parade will start promptly at 5:00 PM and proceed east on W. Wilson Street to Lincoln Street. The parade will then proceed south on Lincoln Street to Main Street. Finally, the parade will proceed west on Main Street and return back to Batavia High School at the Main Street Lot. All vehicle traffic traveling along those roadways will be required to detour to McKee Street or Fabyan Parkway to the north or Route 56 in North Aurora to the south. Vehicle traffic needing to get to Randall Road from Downtown Batavia will be directed to McKee Street or Fabyan Parkway. Motorists are encouraged to plan their route accordingly during this timeframe to avoid the parade route and minimize travel delays. The parade is expected to last approximately one hour in duration with all roads open by 6:15 PM. This press release was produced by the City of Batavia. The views expressed here are the author's own.