Road closures and traffic delays are expected Saturday around Savannah State University as the campus prepares to celebrate homecoming with its annual parade, prompting drivers to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destinations.
The city of Savannah released a number of streets that residents will not be able to access at certain points throughout the day.
The parade route, which will be closed to traffic from 5 a.m. to noon, includes the following:
North on East Broad Street from the staging area (E. Broad Street from Gwinnett Street to Liberty Street) to Broughton Street
West on Broughton Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
South on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to disband area (MLK south of Gwinnett Street and Anderson
west of MLK)
The following streets will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 8 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday:
St. Julian From MLK Jr. Boulevard to Montgomery Street (West side of Franklin Square)
Montgomery Street from Broughton Street to Bryan Street
Jefferson Street from Broughton Street to Bryan Street
Barnard Street from Broughton Street to Bryan Street
Congress Street from MLK Jr. Boulevard to Whitaker Street
St. Julian from Whitaker Street to Bull Strett (West side of Johnson Square)
The city of Savannah is also warning residents of no parking zones from midnight to 3 p.m. Saturday for the following streets:
Harris Street (south side of street) from E. Broad to Habersham Street
Charlton Street (north side of street) from E. Broad to Price Street
Jones Street (south side of street) from E. Broad to Price Street
Taylor Street (south side of street) from E. Broad to Price Street
Gordon Street (north side of street) from E. Broad to Price Street
Gaston Street (north side of street) from E. Broad to Price Street
Hartridge Street (north side of street) from E. Broad to Price Street
East Broad Street (both sides of street) from Gwinnett Street to Broughton Street
Broughton Street (both sides of street) from E. Broad to MLK Jr. Boulevard
MLK Jr. Boulevard (both sides of street) Broughton Street to Anderson Street
Additional streets listed as no parking zones from 8 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday include:
Congress Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Bull Street
St. Julian Street from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Montgomery Street
St. Julian Street from Whitaker Street to Bull Street
Latrice Williams is a general assignment reporter covering Bryan and Effingham County. She can be reached at lwilliams6@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Street closures, no parking zones announced ahead of SSU parade
