Street Closures Tuesday For Concord July 4 Celebrations

CONCORD, CA — The City of Concord will close a number of streets in the downtown area Tuesday morning for the Concord Police Association's Stars and Stripes 5k Run and Walk and the Concord Independence Day Parade.

Several streets will be closed from 8-9:30 a.m., including Grant Street from Willow Pass Road to Pacheco Street, Colfax Street from Willow Pass to the parking garage entrance, East Street from Willow Pass to Pacheco, Port Chicago Highway from Willow Pass to Pacheco, Salvio Street from Mt Diablo Street in the downtown area to Esperanza Drive.

Closures will also occur on Beach Street, Parkside Circle and Parkside Drive from Salvio Street to Baldwin Park. Cedar, Date, Elm, Fir and Pacheco streets south of Baldwin Park will be open but affected due to the run route.

Other closures will include Esperanza from Salvio to N. Sixth Street, Bonifacio Street from N. Sixth Street to Port Chicago Highway, Erie Drive between Esperanza and Claudia drives, and Claudia Erie Drive and N. Sixth Street

N. Sixth Street between Claudia and Port Chicago Highway will remain open.

The most significant closure for the 5K run will be on Salvio St between Port Chicago Highway and Mt Diablo Street as participants of all abilities are completing the race. Other streets in the immediate area will be impacted.

The Concord Police Association will have volunteers monitoring the course and will work to accommodate residents and business owners within the closure.

At 9:30 a.m. personnel will set up for the parade, which will start at Mt Diablo High School and proceed toward downtown via Grant Street. The procession will make a right turn onto Willow Pass Road, then a right turn onto Mt Diablo Street, heading back to the high school. Streets in the immediate area of the parade route will be closed.

Those arriving for the parade during the 5K Run/Walk are encouraged to park in the parking garage at the intersection of Pacheco Street and Concord Avenue by accessing it from the Pacheco Street side.

The parking garage near Concord Avenue will have the Pacheco Street entrance available all day for entrance only and the Salvio Street side for exit only. The parking garage near Colfax Street will have the Colfax Street side open for entrance and exit all day.

For more information on the 4th of July events, go to http://www.concordjuly4th.com/.

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