100 South Mill Avenue

From: Sue Taaffe

Subject: Several Tempe streets will be closed or restricted for the Veterans Day Parade

City of Tempe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10/14/2009

Contact:
Sue Taaffe
Community Outreach/Marketing Coordinator
(480) 350-8663

Several Tempe streets will be closed or restricted for the Veterans Day Parade

Tempe, Ariz – Several downtown Tempe streets will be closed or restricted for the Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11. All streets will be closed or restricted from 9:45 a.m. until parade finishes.

Mill Avenue/Apache Boulevard will be closed between 13th Street and Washington Street/Curry Road.
Rio Salado Parkway will be closed eastbound between Ash Avenue and Packard Drive.
Turns will be restricted from University Drive onto Mill Avenue. The following streets will be closed eastbound and westbound at Mill Avenue
o 11 Street/Gammage Parkway
o 10th Street
o 9th Street
o 7th Street
o 6th Street
o 5th Street
o 4th Street
o 3rd Street
o 2nd Street

Bus detours will begin at 8 a.m. Occasional breaks during the parade will occur to permit traffic on University Dr. to cross at Mill Ave. under direction of Tempe Police Department.

The following routes will be detoured or delayed: Earth, Jupiter, Mercury and Venus, 30, 40, 62, 65, 66, and 92.

Earth Back Regular route to College Ave. and Curry Rd.; east on Curry Rd. to Scottsdale/Rural Rd; south on Scottsdale/Rural Rd. to University Dr.; west on University Dr. to College Ave; north on College Ave. to Tempe Transportation Center to resume regular route.

Earth Forward Regular route to Tempe Transportation Center; ; from layover pull through west entrance to Tempe Transportation Center and head southeast on Veterans Way to University Dr; east on University Dr. to Rural Rd/ Scottsdale Rd; north on Rural/Scottsdale Rd. to Curry Rd.; west on Curry Rd. to College Ave; north on College Ave. to resume regular route.

Jupiter Back Regular to Tempe Transportation Center; from layover pull through west entrance to Tempe Transportation Center and head southeast on Veterans Way; continue south on McAllister Ave. to Apache Blvd.; west on Apache Blvd. to College Ave.; south on College Ave. to resume regular route.

Jupiter Forward Regular route to College Ave. and Apache Blvd.; east on Apache Blvd. to McAllister Ave.; north on McAllister Ave.; continue northwest on Veterans Way to Tempe Transportation Center to resume regular route.

Mercury Eastbound From Tempe Transportation Center south on Forest to 6th St.; east on 6th St. to College Ave; south on College Ave. to University Dr.; east on University Dr. to resume regular route.

Venus Back – Regular route to 10th St. and Ash Ave.; north on Ash Ave. to 9th St.; east on 9th St. to Maple Ave.; south on Maple Ave. to 10th St.; west on 10th St. (route turns into Venus Forward no service east of Mill Ave.)

Venus Forward – Regular route east on 5th St. to Farmer Ave.; north on Farmer Ave. to 1st St.; east on 1st St. to Ash Ave.; south on Ash Ave. to 5th St.; west on 5th St. (route turns into Venus Back no service east of Mill Ave.)

Route 40 Eastbound – Regular route east on University Dr. to Mill Ave.; continue east on University Dr. to Rural Rd..; south on Rural Rd.; east on Apache Blvd. to resume regular route.

Route 30 Eastbound (potential delay crossing Mill Ave.)

Route 30 Westbound – (potential delay crossing Mill Ave.)

Route 40 Westbound – Regular route west on Apache Blvd. to Rural Rd.; north on Rural Rd.; west on University Dr. to Mill Ave.; to resume regular route.

Route 62 Northbound – Regular route south on Ash Ave. to 5th St.; continue south on Ash to University Dr.; east on University Dr.; (potential delay crossing Mill Ave.) to College Ave; north on College Ave. to Tempe Transportation Center to resume regular route.

Route 62 Southbound From Tempe Transportation Center south on College Ave to University Dr.; west on University Dr (potential delay crossing Mill Ave.) to Ash Ave.; north on Ash Ave to 5th St.; west on 5th St. to resume regular route.

Route 65 Northbound – Regular route north on Mill Ave. to 13th St.; east on 13th St./ Apache Blvd. to McAllister Ave; north on McAllister Ave. to University Dr.; continue northwest on Veterans Way to Tempe
Transportation Center to resume regular route

Route 65 Southbound From Tempe Transportation Center head southeast on Veterans Way; continue south on McAllister Ave. to Apache Blvd.; west on Apache Blvd. to Mill Ave.; South on Mill Ave. to resume regular route.

Route 66 Northbound – Regular route north on Mill Ave. to 13th St.; east on 13th St./ Apache Blvd. to McAllister Ave; north on McAllister Ave. to University Dr.; continue northwest on Veterans Way to Tempe
Transportation Center (TTC); from TTC southeast on Veterans Way; east on University Dr.; north on Rural Rd./Scottsdale Rd.; west on Curry Rd.; north on College Ave. to resume regular route.

Route 66 Southbound – Regular route south on College Ave. to Curry Rd.; east on Curry Rd.; south on Scottsdale/Rural Rd.; west on University Dr.; northwest on Veterans Way to Tempe Transportation Center (TTC); from TTC southeast on Veterans Way; continue south on McAllister Ave. to Apache Blvd.; west on Apache Blvd. to Mill Ave..; south on Mill Ave. to resume regular route.

Route 92 Northbound – Regular route north on Mill Ave. to 13th St.; east on 13th St./ Apache Blvd.; north on McAllister Ave.; continue northwest on Veterans Way to Tempe Transportation Center to resume regular route.

Route 92 Southbound – Regular route south on College Ave.; east on University Dr.; south on McAllister Ave.; west on Apache Blvd.; west on 13th St.; south on Mill Ave. to resume regular route.

Flash Back, Flash Forward and Flash to University will not operate on Nov. 11.

For more information call (480) 350-2775
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