City of Savannah, GA
11/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/08/2024 10:05
Annual Veteran’s Day Parade Scheduled for Monday, Nov. 11
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 8, 2024
CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Annual Veteran's Day Parade Scheduled for Monday, Nov. 11
Downtown traffic and parking to be impacted
SAVANNAH - The annual Veteran's Day Parade will take place on Monday, Nov. 11 in downtown Savannah beginning at 10 a.m. Street closures along the parade route will begin at 6 a.m.
Traffic and residential parking downtown will be impacted by the parade. Parking within the staging area will be impacted starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Residents and visitors are encouraged to pay attention to posted signage along the route and in the staging area.
Due to safety concerns, there will be no parking along the parade route. No parking zones will be marked prior to the parade. Vehicles remaining in the no parking zone after the indicated times will be towed at the owner's expense.
The parade staging area, on Abercorn Street between E. Gwinnett and E. Park Ave. north to south and Habersham to Drayton St. west to east, will close at 6 a.m. Roads along the route are expected to begin closing at 9 a.m.
The parade route will begin at the intersection of E. Gwinnett and Abercorn at 10 a.m. and travel north along Abercorn. The parade will shift west at Liberty St. and then north on Montgomery. The final leg will travel east on W. Broughton St. from Montgomery and disband at Price. St.
Please note that Liberty St. will be closed to westbound traffic. East bound traffic on Liberty St. will not be able to travel past Drayton St. Oglethorpe will be closed in both directions from Montgomery to E. Broad St.
Roadways will begin reopening after the parade moves past. Roadways are expected to be completely reopened by 2 p.m. on Monday.
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