Sonora, CA — Some downtown Sonora streets will be closed Sunday for the Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day Parade.
The parade will start at the Red Church at 1pm and travel down Washington St. (Hwy 49).
According to the Sonora Police Department, the following street closures will be in place for the parade;
• School St. will be closed to all through traffic, between N. Washington St. (SR 49) and Snell St. between 11:00 am to approx. 1:00 pm
• All lanes of Washington St. (SR 49) will be closed between Snell St. and Stockton Rd. between 1:00 pm to approx. 2:00 pm
• Westbound lanes of Stockton Rd. from S. Washington St. to Green St. will be closed to all traffic between 1:00 pm to approx. 2:00 pm
• All eastbound lanes of Stockton Rd. will be stopped and held in place at approx. 1:25 pm to approx. 1:45 pm
During the parade, a detour for north and southbound Washington St. traffic will be available. The detour will be located on Stewart St. between Elkin and Church Streets. Keep in mind that the downtown area will be highly congested following the parade, so be patient while traveling through the downtown area following the parade.
Written by bjhansen@mlode.com.
This post was last modified on 03/24/2010 2:02 pm