Saturday, June 06, 2020

Road closures in Springfield as major Black Lives Matter protest scheduled

(From the City of Springfield)

Road closures for a planned, permitted special event on Park Central Square (Black Lives Matter protest) are expected to cause significant traffic impacts starting at 2 p.m. until as late as 7 p.m. on Saturday.

The Springfield Police Department will be enforcing the road closures and are asking for the public’s cooperation to ensure a safe event.

Park Central Square and its spokes (entrances) will close by 2 p.m.








The following will close by 4:45 p.m.:

Olive Street between Jefferson Avenue and Campbell Avenue
McDaniel Street between Jefferson Avenue and Campbell Avenue
Park Central Square
South Street from Park Central Square to McDaniel Street
Park Central West to Patton Avenue
Park Central East and St. Louis Street to Kimbrough Avenue
Kimbrough Avenue over the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge to Chestnut Expressway
Chestnut Expressway to Boonville Avenue
Boonville Avenue from Chestnut to Park Central Square.

Once the event concludes by 7 p.m., the roads will reopen. 

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area or seek an alternate route around downtown Springfield to reach their destinations between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. if at all possible.

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